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There is an inside joke among veteran guides that goes like this: What is the difference between a top safari guide and a typical safari guide?
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Costas Christ, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The gift tag also had to be funny, including either an illustration, an inside joke, or a signoff from one of our family pets.
—Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
That had to have been thrown in as an inside joke, because as most non-newbies in this setting would know … setlist, schmetlist.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
This inside joke would not be worth mentioning had the good people at NBCUniversal not bankrolled a three-part TV special about it.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Costas Christ, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
The gift tag also had to be funny, including either an illustration, an inside joke, or a signoff from one of our family pets.
—Joanna Solotaroff, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
That had to have been thrown in as an inside joke, because as most non-newbies in this setting would know … setlist, schmetlist.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
This inside joke would not be worth mentioning had the good people at NBCUniversal not bankrolled a three-part TV special about it.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Inside joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20joke. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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