Funny
Keen
Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- When he enlisted, he was instantly promoted to Major by "an IBM machine with a sense of humor almost as keen as his father's." Major can never go up or down in rank because the Almighty Janitor Ex-PFC Wintergreen thinks it's funny.
Source: Overranked Soldier - And in a sort of combination of this trope and Funny Background Event, the Salvatores' house is full of famous paintings that a viewer with both keen eyesight and a knowledge of art will spot.
Source: Genius Bonus / Live-Action TV
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