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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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"conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" ?

Does "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" mean "expressing the complete mania of the nuclear-arms race; and this expression is delivered with gallows humor - humorous treatment of an extreme serious situation"?

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gallows humor
NOUN:
Humorous treatment of a grave or dire situation: "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" (New York).
Source:
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/gallows%20humor
  

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NL888 Does "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" mean "expressing the complete mania of the nuclear-arms race; and this expression is delivered with gallows humor - humorous treatment of an extreme serious situation"? No. There's nothing about 'mania' there.

— CalifJim

  • NL888 Does "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" mean "expressing the complete mania of the nuclear-arms race; and this expression is delivered with gallows humor - humorous treatment of an extreme serious situation"?
  • No.
  • There's nothing about 'mania' there.
  • conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race ~ conveying the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race with inappropriate humor CJ Edit: OK.
  • You're using 'mania' for 'insanity'.
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NL888Does "conveying with gallows humor the utter insanity of the nuclear-arms race" mean "expressing the complete mania of the nuclear-arms race; and this expression is delivered with gallows humor - humorous treatment of an extreme serious situation"?
No. There's nothing about 'mania' there.

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