In one show, he was chosen more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.

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And he went back to his castle, anti-Semitic jokes and card-playing buddies.

于是他回到他的城堡,回到反犹太人玩笑和他的牌友身边

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He's also a very likeable person, you know, he's always telling jokes, always smiling,

他也非常讨人喜欢，总会讲笑话，嘴上一直挂着微笑，

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Instead,he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.

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But he is also said to have invented tarantulas and scorpions as jokes.

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He rarely made jokes that hurt other people.

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