For older observers, the maritime metaphor recalls a sendup of Wall Street, "Where Are the Customers 'Yachts?", first published in 1940 and reissued seven years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Connecting.the.Dots] Reference
They might characterize that bit of nonsense as merely a "sendup" and the missing citations as exercises deliberately left for the reader. From Wordnik.com. ['Computers in Your Future'] Reference
The whole thing was a very affectionate sendup of the genre. From Wordnik.com. [a very borgesian date night] Reference
Number Ten by Sue Townsend is a snarky sendup of "New Labor". From Wordnik.com. [Number Ten by Sue Townsend] Reference
Muffin-loving Hollwyood execs, you knew this sendup was coming. From Wordnik.com. ["I Hate Muffins": Another Hollywood Cliche Gets A Supercut (VIDEO)] Reference
A witty, tongue-in-cheek sendup of California skateboard culture. From Wordnik.com. [Nintendo And Beyond] Reference
Instead, he outlined a sendup for ex-wife Danielle Steel to write. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
From there, Andy Samberg and crew do a pitch-perfect sendup on SNL. From Wordnik.com. [Imogen Heap Kills People, With Music | Best Week Ever] Reference
Meryl Streep gets a Golden Globe and an SNL sendup all in one weekend. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2010] Reference
A spokesman for McDonald's Corp. said he wasn't aware of the Seattle sendup. From Wordnik.com. [Fake Wrestlers Pinned Down] Reference
"It was a brilliant sendup of the whole Burberry plaid thing," said Mr. Belverio. From Wordnik.com. [Majorcan Designer Miguel Adrover Wows W.W.D. by Mocking Big Labels] Reference
While Paris 'sendup is funny, it just gives more legs to the celebrity status issue. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Hits Back Against New McCain "Celeb" Ad] Reference
Fforde's sidesplitting sendup of an increasingly antibookish society is a sheer joy. From Wordnik.com. [The Well of Lost Plots: Summary and book reviews of The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde.] Reference
Torn between celebration and sendup, "CB4" misses its big target as often as it hits. From Wordnik.com. [Spinal Rap] Reference
But over at Fox's acerbic new Hollywood sendup, "Action," there's no need for consultants. From Wordnik.com. [Coast To Coast] Reference
Frayn's fiendishly clever concoction is both a sendup of bedroom farce and its apotheosis. From Wordnik.com. [Hustles, Farces And Fantasies] Reference
Great sendup of classic comic tropes, with a really nicely subversive and topical subtext. From Wordnik.com. [DOCTOR BRAIN BOOK LAUNCH TONIGHT! Assemble!] Reference
After seeing this, I truly appreciate Weird Al's sendup of this "Trapped in the Drive Thru.". From Wordnik.com. [Robert Kelly, Genius - Anil Dash] Reference
I think the Paris sendup is brilliant, and the first McCain campaign response set the perfect tone. From Wordnik.com. [Paris Hilton does a pro-McCain ad!] Reference
It's a nihilistic sendup of bloated, Bruckheimer-style action epics -- cast entirely with marionettes. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
In 1977, Woody Allen delivered the seminal sendup of a New York comedian pondering an escape to Hollywood. From Wordnik.com. [Co West, O'Brien!] Reference
The serious part of this depressing story is here, while Gen JC Christian's hilarious sendup on it is here. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-05-01] Reference
The Reference: A "South Park" - style sendup that's also quite possibly the first "Firefly" - themed webcomic. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty Much Every 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' Webcomic Reference Ever (We Think)] Reference
The story is a hilarious and gloriously politically incorrect sendup of Washington's culture of shameless spin. From Wordnik.com. [The Political Power of Truth] Reference
Shlaminger, sporting a flamboyant blue scarf and a pretentious accent, is a sendup of a contemporary starchitect. From Wordnik.com. [Starchitecture: A Modest Proposal] Reference
This is a classic sendup, which does not require that you know the source (but if you do, it's even more hysterical). From Wordnik.com. [Sundry. Various] Reference
Also worthy of note is the hilarious sendup by Leftover Salmon on their Bridges to Bert album: "Pasta On the Mountain.". From Wordnik.com. [The Annotated "Fire On the Mountain"] Reference
"The farce will be with you in this outrageously hilarious sendup of epic sci-fi movies, created by comic genius Mel Brooks.". From Wordnik.com. [April 8th, 2002] Reference
NEWSWEEK was on the set for the last day of filming in May as the Wayanses put the final touches on a sendup of "The Exorcist.". From Wordnik.com. [Scared Silly] Reference
To the dismay of fans everywhere, "Lost" won only one award, but did receive Elton-John-style sendup from host Jimmy Fallon. From Wordnik.com. ['Mad Men,''Modern Family,''Glee' win big at 2010 Emmys; Ricky Gervais makes Bucky Gunts an Emmy star; Paris Hilton well-coiffed despite drug arrest] Reference
He's flattered by copycats and loves Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal, including the video sendup of Jackson's quirks. From Wordnik.com. [Archive: Michael in the mirror] Reference
There was a very funny sendup of these on an old SCTV episode, but other than that, I haven't seen these since I was a small child. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: June 20, 2004 - June 26, 2004 Archives] Reference
The real-estate bubble produced the ABC sitcom "Hot Properties," a bawdy sendup of the lives of four attractive real-estate brokers. From Wordnik.com. [Hedge Funds in Hollywood] Reference
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