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Rory McIlroy says it is "great" Tiger Woods is at the 150th Open Championship even if the American has been joking about out his St Andrews superiority.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2022

“Everyone has been joking about how, during the Commerce Committee markup, there was a half-an-hour discussion about shark finning, which really has nothing to do with this.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

It’s been an entire career marked by rumors — rumors he himself has been joking about since the sixties.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2015

Daniels has been joking with those who urged him to run that he might have killed his campaign in his first debate.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2011

"Your friend, Miss Burgess, has been joking about your sudden devotion to navigation, Alma."

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Day, Holman