* He got into a lot of trouble

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 498: Joking and Making Fun of People.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 498. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “Joking and Making Fun of People.” It’s a dialogue between Dmitry and Charlene. Let’s get started.

Dmitry: Stan is really miffed at you. All of that teasing at lunch really upset him.

Charlene: What? I was just poking fun at him for trying to hit on the new, young receptionist.

Dmitry: You called him an old goat.

Charlene: I said that tongue in cheek. If he didn’t find that funny, then he can’t take a joke.

Dmitry: What about last week when you told that joke about fat people trying