There has been plenty of humour and satire.

The Fund s proposal has been greeted with predictable disdain and derision by the financial industry.

This question, posed by a University of Michigan study, is drawing laughs and criticism online.

Prophet Muhammad and his early followers faced persecution and ill treatment by their contemporaries, including insults, mockery and defamation.

It dedicates Twitter account TeamDestroyISIS to retweet, mock and hunt down ISIS accounts accompanied by the hashtag OpISIS. TeamDestroyISIS Photoshopped terribly by me.

The mockery and derision that the kids who receive such names are exposed to will be discussed in detail in an upcoming instalment.

While his results were extraordinary, he was treated with skepticism and ridicule (see Response to Semmelweis).

His work is noted for its satire and parody of popular culture, social critique, and an obsessive attention to detail.

But Facebook and Twitter are more than just news sources. Mobilization can be as successful when achieved through humor and satire.

Overall, the reaction of both press and public is one of disillusion and or cynicism.

Niemeyer was also present on social networks under a fake profile that also poked fun at his long life.

But nowadays, such writers are hard to find, and their work is received by readers with mockery and sarcasm.

If we veer too far toward global governance, we will end up with meaningless rules that beg to be flouted.

The word rocket on the other hand is used in the Egyptian dialect to refer to a hottie, and when used by an actress, people couldn't stop themselves from making fun of it.

Such allegations can of course be disputed, and Berlusconi was quick to laugh them off.

Nevertheless, the radicals prevailed through what the economist Harry Johnson called scorn and derision.

It is as if France were now seized by a kind of nostalgic generosity toward a presidency that had been marked by suspicion and derision.

I smile coyly, as I usually do, when he successfully overcomes my attempts at outsmarting him.

Another irony, the double irony is that on the figs and the olives, Eduardo can make more money selling those than he can on the foie gras.

Accordingly, the Qaher 313 has provided bloggers and skeptics alike with further opportunities to mock the Iranian government s self declared military might.

Bush has been taunting John Kerry to explain how he would do things differently.

They ranged from vocal support for the Chinese government, which has labeled the arbitration a farce, to calls for a tougher stance from the government and mockery of the Philippines.

The greed and corruption of that era were satirized in 1873 by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their book The Gilded Age A Tale of Today.

The letter makes it plain that the complainant is accused of having insulted the Prophet, cast the Koran into disrepute and spurned Islam, and can therefore expect the death penalty.

It is indeed sad and ironic that when we are reaching the tail end of the rebellion there are calls for such a course of action.

The disrepute into which the political process has fallen, and the widespread cynicism about the motives of India s politicians, can be traced directly to the flawed workings of the parliamentary system.

Israel is now proud to be in a world of its own, in which it feels free to act unilaterally and scoff at toothless criticism from Europe (and now partly from the US).

A similar decision today to meet with Assad would simply not be countenanced. One can only imagine the howls of derision that would be directed at President Barack Obama s administration were it to send an envoy to Damascus for such a meeting.

And finally, Muhammad Habib couldn't prevent himself from poking some fun m7abib Counter Revolution The National team fails to get qualified for the next championship, and people ask Mubarak to return to rescue sports in Egypt.

The hypocrites fear lest a Surah is revealed concerning them , exposing what is in their hearts . Say to them Mock as much as you like God will surely expose what you dread .

The hypocrites fear for a chapter being revealed regarding them , which may disclose what is hidden in their hearts say , Keep mocking Allah will certainly disclose what you fear .

The hypocrites are afraid , lest a sura should be sent down against them , telling thee what is in their hearts . Say ' Mock on God will bring forth what you fear . '

The hypocrites apprehend lest a Surah should be revealed unto them declaring unto them that which is in their hearts . Say thou mock on ! verily Allah is about to bring out that which ye apprehend .

The hypocrites fear lest a Surah ( chapter of the Quran ) should be revealed about them , showing them what is in their hearts . Say ( Go ahead and ) mock !

The hypocrites worry lest a chapter may be revealed about them , informing them of what is in their hearts . Say , Go on mocking God will bring out what you fear .

The hypocrites are afraid lest a surah should be revealed concerning them intimating to the believers what lay hidden in their hearts . Tell them ( O Prophet ) Continue your mockery if you will .

The hypocrites fear lest a surah should be revealed concerning them , proclaiming what is in their hearts . Say Scoff ( your fill ) !

The hypocrites are apprehensive lest a surah should be sent down against them , informing them about what is in their hearts . Say , Go on deriding .

The hypocrites are afraid lest a chapter be sent down against them telling them what is in their hearts . Say ' Mock if you will Allah will surely bring forth what you are fearing '

They hypocrites are apprehensive lest a surah be revealed about them , informing them of what is in their hearts . Say , Mock as you wish indeed , Allah will expose that which you fear .

The hypocrites are afraid that some revelation will be revealed , thus , making public what is in their hearts . ( Muhammad ) , tell them , Continue in your mockery God will certainly let whatever causes you worry to take place .

The hypocrites fear lest a chapter should be sent down to them telling them plainly of what is in their hearts . Say Go on mocking , surely Allah will bring forth what you fear .

The hypocrites are afraid lest a chapter of the Quran be sent down about them , telling them what is in their hearts say , Go on mocking . God will surely bring to light what you are dreading .

The Hypocrites are afraid lest a Sura should be sent down about them , showing them what is ( really passing ) in their hearts . Say Mock ye !

A person with a naïve but sincere desire to do good threatens that protective shell, and one way to blunt the threat is to sneer.