screwball
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Now this Game 6 plan, at a screwball hour which is toxic for TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
To which she replies in savvy screwball fashion worthy of Carole Lombard: “Be sure of that — two other husbands.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Also, no lefty in the bullpen knows how to throw a screwball?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Hollywood thrived in this tough decade partly by catering to people’s need for fantasy and escapism, through screwball comedies, adventure stories and the elaborate musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
“I’ll bet this tin-plated screwball is talking about the Energy Converter itself.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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