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.