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I was, she diagnosed, half joking and half horrified, a “digital hoarder.”
I’m a Digital Hoarder|Lizzie Crocker|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At first, she thought he was just joking around, but soon, Mulvehill was scaring her, according to the report.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, quite frankly, “the women were running out,” he said, half-joking.
Revealing The Unseen Picasso|Justin Jones|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We can blame Carrie Bradshaw for this,” says Shaunaq Arora, half-joking; his sigh tinged with the cloudy breath of his Gauloises.
How Brooklyn Invaded Paris—Next Stop, the World|Brandon Presser|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

All joking aside, what was once considered an expensive gimmick is on the verge of going mainstream.
Welcome to Oculus XXX: In-Your-Face 3D is the Future of Porn|Aurora Snow|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He couldn't know now whether she was serious or merely joking; but notwithstanding it sounded pleasant to his ears.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
"I wasn't joking last night when I told Goodell that this was something of a forlorn hope," he said.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Yet they do not appear to feel it as much as might be supposed—they were always merry, and joking over their work.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
To which Mr. Sikes replied, he was joking;as if he had been sober, there would have been strong reason to suppose he was.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
I repeated the hour,Pg 241 thinking he did not understand, but he said he thought at first we were surely joking.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

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