Anthony Chan's 2003 biography, Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong ( 1905 – 1961 ), was the first major work on Wong and was written, Chan says, " from a uniquely Asian-American perspective and sensibility ".

The name literally means " Perpetually White Mountain Region " in Mandarin Chinese.

Perpetually double-teamed by Knicks ' Nat Clifton and Harry Gallatin, Mikan was unable to assert himself and it was more Vern Mikkelsen's credit that the first six games were split.

CCHC administers a Perpetually Affordable Housing ( PAH ) Program consisting of 41 ownership and 60 rental housing units at below-market purchase prices and rental rates.

Perpetually sleepless, he also grows increasingly delusional.

Perpetually sick, Maciunas developed cancer of the pancreas and liver in 1977.

Perpetually furious and motivated chiefly by an obsessive hatred of Lucky Luke and Rantanplan, Joe frequently beats up his younger brother Averell for his dim-wittedness.

The humour in clowning comes from the self-deprecating actions of the performer, rather than the audience laughing with the performer as is common with other forms of comedy.

By 1990, after efforts by Wendy's agency, Backer Spielvolgel Bates, to get humor into the campaign, a decision was made to portray Thomas in a more self-deprecating and folksy manner, which proved much more popular with test audiences.

Unlike many of their underground contemporaries, the Replacements played " heart-on-the-sleeve " rock songs that combined Westerberg's " raw-throated adolescent howl ," with self-deprecating lyrics.

The governor proved a popular public speaker, gaining a reputation as an intellectual, with a self-deprecating sense of humor to match.

By the end of the decade, he had moved to the United States, but his choice of roles was often criticisedhe admitted to and has since made many self-deprecating comments about taking parts, strictly for the money, in numerous films he knew to be bad, despite working with Hollywood's highly regarded directors such as Irwin Allen, Richard Fleischer, Michael Ritchie and Oliver Stone.

His sexual orientation became a topic of national controversy and media scrutiny after several appearances on Dick Cavett and other talk shows, but the overwhelmingly positive and grateful feedback from the gay community led Loud to embrace this role with passion and flamboyant, often self-deprecating wit.

The car had so endeared itself to its owners that Volvo ran self-deprecating advertisements in late 1965 and early 1966 imploring PV owners not to be angry with the company.

Written in his characteristic dead-pan style Prewd and Prejudice concerns itself with the Norfolk countryside, misconceptions about Norfolk and its self-deprecating folk.

She made the first of ten appearances in Royal Variety Performances in 1928, following a premiere stint at the London Palladium, gaining a devoted following with a mixture of self-deprecating jokes, comic songs and monologues, as well as cheerful " depression-era " songs all presented in a " no-airs-and-graces " Northern, working class style.

In the months leading up to the 2006 NFL season, Kornheiser would often offer self-deprecating comments on the PTI show, saying that he'd be horrible for the MNF job or that he wished that certain people that are topics on the show would ride the bus with him to the game, as he has an admitted fear of flying.

A former professional basketball player with the old National Basketball League Denver Nuggets, noted for his liberal views, Udall was a tall ( 6 ' 5 "), Lincolnesque figure with a self-deprecating wit and easy manner.

Douglas performed stand-up in New York City comedy clubs with much of his self-deprecating material coming from his status as the ' black sheep ' of the Douglas dynasty.

Berger was short and stocky, with a studious demeanor, and had both a self-deprecating sense of humor and a volatile temper.

Graffiti art with a self-deprecating theme " Chav City "

The Bermudan ballad is characterized by " wry, self-deprecating humor ", often improvised, and concerned with the rapid change of Bermudan culture.

Davis co-starred as the bitter and self-deprecating Mia with Golden Globe winner Gabriel Byrne in the second season ( 2009 ) of HBO's In Treatment, a dramatic series that tracks the backstory and progress of five patients during their series of psychological therapeutic sessions.

In July 2003 the Don and Mike Show also collaborated with Brocket 99 radio station to promote the self-deprecating humour of Ernie Scar, a supposedly Native American aboriginal that stereotypes life on the local reserve nearby.

His comedy is usually self-deprecating and laden with quips such as " 0 for 1 ", " This is death!

He still makes regular appearances as a host at the Opry, often with the self-deprecating joke that he is also known as " Willie Nelson after taxes.

Larrikinism can also be associated with self-deprecating humour.

" He is also known to be humorously self-deprecating in regards to his work with statements such as " I piggy-backed my career on the backs of authors, not the other way around.

It directs wit, exaggeration, and self-deprecating humour toward what it identifies as folly, rather than evil.

Now comfortable speaking in front of groups, she routinely spoke to promote issues she believed in and became famous for expressing a sense of humor and self-deprecating wit.

Born in 1915 in Hamilton, Massachusetts, he was known for his sharp wit and self-deprecating manner.

The fact that Pechorin was all but a ' hero ' or even a positive character at all in Lermontov's narration stands to indicate Fleming's wry self-deprecating wit about his most famous creation.

The band's style ultimately evolved into a more poppy, sexy approach which still retained an experimental edge as well as retaining the surreal and wicked, often self-deprecating wit which had distinguished the group's earlier releases.

Escorting her through the forest towards the final brook-crossing, the Knight recites a long poem of his own composition, and repeatedly falls off his horse — his clumsiness is a reference to the " eccentric " L-shaped movements of chess knights, and may also be interpreted as a self-deprecating joke about Lewis Carroll's own physical awkwardness and stammering in real life.

Many of Keaton's mannerisms and her self-deprecating sense of humor were added into the role by Allen.

Lawren Harris of the Group became a particularly important support: " You are one of us ," he told Carr, welcoming her into the ranks of Canada's leading modernists despite her own self-deprecating attitude.

In the longer Gary Hyde interview Roxon was questioned about the current state of rock music in general ; in response to Hyde's questions about up-and-coming acts, she nominated The New York Dolls and the then-unknown Bette Midler as names to watch, and concluded the interview by making a self-deprecating joke about her weight.

Pearl's humor was often self-deprecating, and involved her unsuccessful attempts at attracting the attention of " a feller " and, particularly in later years, her age.

The only real moment of interest is the car chase at the end, and Kim Basinger's delightfully self-deprecating quips about her constant adoration of her Oscars, Alec Baldwin apparently not having one himself.

It has been theorized by Professor Sally Robinson that Schwarzenegger was intentionally undermining his own narrative, effectively creating a mildly self-deprecating re-examination of his own obsessions for perfection at any cost.

Keaton's physical comedy is cited by Jackie Chan in his autobiography documentary Jackie Chan: My Story as being the primary source of inspiration for his own brand of self-deprecating physical comedy.

While reviewing Fake Songs MacKenzie Wilson of the website Allmusic specifically praised " United States of Whatever ", describing it as a " sock-puppet favorite " and " an absolute standout that crassly makes fun of American youth in its own self-deprecating kind of way.

Fort's writing style and tongue-in-cheek sense of self-deprecating humor is on full display in this book, particularly in the section on his own purported psychic experiences, as well as being shorter and less " cluttered " than his previous works.

The song's bleak lyrics were explained by Marker as a mockery of the angsty " wearing your heart on your sleeve thing " themes prevalent in mid-1990s alternative rock songs, as well as a self-deprecating reference to Garbage's own dark lyrics, with Manson explaining that the song was " a dig at ourselves because we like records that don't make us feel very happy, and at this so-called ' alternative ' scene of ' we're so weird and more wonderful than everybody else '".