They do in fact reject the jokesters and non-serious people.
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He is shown being a bit of ajokesterand easily bored, though he still has a good head on his shoulders.
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He is an independent, self-servingjokester, who sometimes gets carried away with the situations going on around him.
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Fulton is considered to be ajokester, known for making prank phone calls, but is also a noted clubman.
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Here the politician known as frontier debater and chronicjokesterintroduced a new oratorical style: informed by history, suffused with moral certainty, and marked by lawyerly precision.
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He earned a reputation as ajokester.
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In a radical departure from the angry and brooding incarnations, he is thejokesterof the team and often comes out with sarcastic and witty remarks.
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Martin is more of thejokesterof the two.
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Garner earned his nickname by assuming the role of a shy, simperingjokester.
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