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see all joking (kidding) aside; no kidding.

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SURPRISES Downton Abbey You've got to be kidding me with this one.
15 Enraging Golden Globe TV Snubs and Surprises: Amy Poehler, 'Mad Men' & More|Kevin Fallon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“When they introduced me as vice president [of Zambia], he thought they were kidding,” Scott said.
Democratic Africa Gets Its First White Leader|Nico Hines|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To which I can only respond, “ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!”
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?|Arthur Chu|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kidding aside, Williams was publicly angry over the state of affairs.
The Genie Is Free: Robin Williams's Complicated Relationship With Disney|Kevin Fallon|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Amid some media tumult, the first President Bush had to come out and say in essence, hey, kidding.
Dick Cheney’s Awfulness Is Here to Stay|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, whenever you see a Dub kidding a Lout, you can be assured that the dub is trying to lift himself above a similar rating.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
He had tried to tease her in the old manner, but his kidding had lacked its usual carelessness.
The Missing Formula|Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
A jolly old uncle who was there and who was looked on as the sage and wit of the Welsh settlement, began kidding me.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
Our meeting consisted in good part of his "kidding" me, because I was lacking in the congenial vices of the caf.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
"I was just kidding myself," he said, with his usual blunt honesty, but with a wistful note of disappointment.
Tom Slade with the Colors|Percy K. Fitzhugh