He was the fall guy, the national joke, and Geraldine had made him so.

For most of the past 10 years, Chinese football has been a national joke.

Now they are 3-5 and rapidly becoming a national joke.

The great national joke that had once been our food was not quite so funny anymore.

Once a leader has become a national joke it is all over.

These people usually end up as a "national joke" and have sometimes been shunned.

Or will they allow Albany to remain a national joke?

A month and a half into 2000, the Dome was already a national joke.

Clinton's eating habits have already turned into something of a national joke.

And they criticized the majority's inquiry, saying it had become a national joke.