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“Why weren’t you at the party last night? Saurabh entertained us with his jokes.”

“That’s the main reason I didn’t come. Wanted to avoid Saurabh and his jokes. I’ve always found them very lame. They don’t…”

“Saurabh is not lame. There’s nothing wrong with his legs. In fact, yesterday, he…”

“I said his jokes were lame. When you say that someone’s jokes are lame, what you’re suggesting is that you don’t find them to be particularly funny. In fact, they’re pathetic.”

“The jokes don’t really make you laugh because they’re rather predictable.”

“Exactly! There’s no substance in them. They are of poor quality. Saurabh thinks that he has a great sense of humour. If you ask me, most of his jokes are just lame.”

“How about this example? Sita’s jokes were so lame that not even her husband laughed.”