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  • Mugging is just one of many accepted techniques used to underscore one’s point.

    Matthew Yglesias » Symmetry 2007

  • No. Mugging is a tool that doesn’t work very well if you don’t have stage presence.

    Matthew Yglesias » Symmetry 2007

  • [1] "Mugging," considered by some to be one of the lowest forms of comedy, is bidding for laughter by facial contortions unrelated to the action or the lines -- making the scene subservient to the comical faces made by the actor.

    Writing for Vaudeville Brett Page

  • "Mugging" was all right, so long as you "mugged" the right persons.

    Courts and Criminals Arthur Cheney Train 1910

  • That "Mugging" formation they show at the begginning of every play had the O-line worried, so much so, that they kept getting flagged for false starts!

    MVN 2008

  • DeMint: I Like Obama, But His Stimulus is A 'Mugging' | TPMDC

    DeMint: I Like Obama, But His Stimulus is A 'Mugging' 2010

  • A previous post on this blog has covered Holly Lisle's excellent book "Mugging the Muse" which is available for free in PDF format.

    Money and the Writer with Autism or A.S. nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • I recently (yesterday, I think) downloaded her free ebook Mugging the Muse: Writing Fiction for Love And Money.

    A Chain of Mentoring; and Mugging the Muse nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • Mugging the Muse gives some very practical advice on how to become a professional writer, and how to avoid some of the mistakes she made that have had a bad impact on her career.

    A Chain of Mentoring; and Mugging the Muse nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • Mugging for the camera was practically my full-time job.

    Ugly Sweater, Cute Kid 2011

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