The slider, fastball, and the screwball were all on tonight. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"Or you call a screwball that is supposed to be inside but it ends up outside. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This guy gives "screwball" an entirely new meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Gates confirmed, 95-2 - but it's the "2" that worry me] Reference
When was the era of the wonderful "screwball" movie comedies?. From Wordnik.com. [Lloyd Garver: Big Money, Big Sports] Reference
Um no, a screwball is pretty predictable. From Wordnik.com. [Why Don’t Sports Teams Use Randomization? A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Anon: I'm glad you agree the federal system is 'screwball'. From Wordnik.com. [News for Culpeper Star-Exponent] Reference
Not this kind of screwball that's depicted everyday in the press. From Wordnik.com. [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference
The 'screwball' install by Bluehost is setting your cookie domain wrong. From Wordnik.com. [phpBB.com] Reference
Dan Kimball espouses the same kind of screwball teachings as many EC leaders. From Wordnik.com. [NewsByUs] Reference
The Coens mix these elements into a kind of screwball crime caper and there are enough laughs to keep things rolling. From Wordnik.com. [North Coast Journal Comments] Reference
"Lend Me a Tenor" felt like an uninspired attempt to write the kind of screwball farce that was so popular decades earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Where, demanded Oscar, was this screwball van Zee?. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxembourg Run]
KING: You know, there's a screwball quality to you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2005] Reference
He struck out swinging on a 3-2 screwball from Oscar Judd. From Wordnik.com. [Reunion In The Desert] Reference
After all, a curveball spins one way; a screwball, another. From Wordnik.com. [At Least Beltran Feels Good] Reference
And, really, the closest American comparison would be a screwball. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2007] Reference
I don't remember many secular ones, except screwball Dr. Demento songs. From Wordnik.com. [waterdiluted Diary Entry] Reference
Those screwball comedies also had lots of strong, funny roles for women. From Wordnik.com. [Zooey Deschanel: 'I don't have control over what's on screen, and that's terrifying'] Reference
She turns from screwball to tragic in a blink of her enormous brown eyes. From Wordnik.com. [SNAP JUDGEMENT: THEATER] Reference
He is still muttering about it: "Can you believe he threw a screwball, 3-2?". From Wordnik.com. [Reunion In The Desert] Reference
Two good, no muss, no fuss DVD compilations of some solid screwball comedies. From Wordnik.com. [DVDs: I Heart "Firefly"] Reference
Billing itself as a "screwball film noir," "Trixie" is neither funny nor dark. From Wordnik.com. [Trouble In Mind?] Reference
You have the screwball over there in North Korea that's got everybody on edge. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2006] Reference
I will do a quick succession of books, screwball-comedy books, and feel better. From Wordnik.com. [Matt: How It Will Happen] Reference
"This so-called 'gyroball' is nothing more than a really good screwball, period.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2007] Reference
Are the American people ever going to get any representation in that screwball town?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2008] Reference
It's set in 1934, and like many Thirties screwball comedies, the Depression doesn't exist. From Wordnik.com. [Stage Door: Lend Me A Tenor, Red] Reference
My parents especially loved screwball comedies, and that is how I discovered Marilyn Monroe. From Wordnik.com. [Meeting Marilyn for the Second Time: Kacey Chuilli] Reference
I was glad to see the enduring screwball film classic again after seeing Barefoot in the Park. From Wordnik.com. [Elliott Gets Lost in the Park��� Simon���s Barefoot Stuck in ���63] Reference
In most of her roles, she's perky and upbeat with a touch of screwball — Julie Andrews meets the Little Mermaid. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Adams: When You Wish Upon a Movie Star] Reference
Still, there are some laughs, more smiles and the continued emergence of Drew Barrymore as America's screwball comedienne. From Wordnik.com. [Fenway 'Fever'] Reference
"" Action, comedies straight up, really dramatic roles; I could do screwball or weirdo art boy, '' he says in his signature hyperspeed. From Wordnik.com. [Swinging High] Reference
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