41. You could needle him about anything and he would come right back at you with a couple of funny lines.
42. He also thought the governor had some funny lines, which is why Martzke said he resisted giving him a D.
43. I think Americans are more in love with the wisecrack, and they need the funny line to trigger the laughter in the same funny situation.
44. I have no particular facility for the funny line.