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  2. Seriousness - Wikipedia

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    Seriousness (noun; adjective: serious) is an attitude of gravity, solemnity, persistence, and earnestness toward something considered to be of importance. [1] Some notable philosophers and commentators have criticised excessive seriousness, while others have praised it.

  3. The Importance of Being Earnest - Wikipedia

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    The theme is glanced at in the play's title, and earnestness is repeatedly alluded to in the dialogue; [117] Algernon says in Act II, "one must be serious about something if one is to have any amusement in life", but goes on to reproach Jack for being serious about everything and thus revealing a trivial nature. [118]

  4. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    The article gave examples of cases such as 4chan with the usage of the OK gesture as a white power symbol and the Trump administration where there were deliberate ambiguities over whether something was serious or intended as a parody, where people were using Poe's law as "a refuge" to camouflage beliefs that would otherwise be considered ...

  5. Many a true word is spoken in jest - Wikipedia

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    A version of this appears in the Prologue to "The Cook's Tale" (written in 1390) by Geoffrey Chaucer: "Ful ofte in game a sooth I have herd saye!".[2]An early print appearance of the most familiar form of this aphorism was in Volume VII of the Roxburghe Ballads, where it appears in the prologue to The Merry Man's Resolution, or A London Frollick.

  6. 100 questions to ask your girlfriend, from serious to ... - AOL

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    Serious questions to ask your girlfriend Strengthening your bond through meaningful conversation is important. Here are some deep questions you can ask your girlfriend to get to know her better.

  7. Oil: 'Something far more serious is going on,' says analyst - AOL

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    "From the long term, something far more serious is going on — and that is what's going on in Russia," Dan Dicker, founder of The Energy Word told Yahoo Finance Live. "The energy companies, ...

  8. Parody - Wikipedia

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    A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or 1960s counterculture).

  9. 'One of the worst decisions I've seen' - should Lewis-Skelly ...

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    He has put his studs down his leg for serious foul play. Scraped down the Achilles." Former Chelsea and Scotland winger Pat Nevin : "Myles Lewis-Skelly is only 10 yards outside the opposition's box.