On Monday, they were much more relaxed, and occasionally joked as they spoke with a reporter while sitting in the grass near a playground in Ofra.

The one exception is the very dark and melancholy "Devonside", a track which Thompson rarely plays live, occasionally joking that he doesn't want to depress the audience.

His father occasionally joked with him about making him the little foreman of the mines.

Some of the crew occasionally joked about the head's "decontamination chamber," but T'Pol-with her heightened sense of smell-was grateful for it.

He occasionally joked about the possibility of coaching at Linfield College one day, a job he is free to pursue now that his career is over.

Mr. Miele's architecture partners occasionally joked that he was not in the business for the money, which to some extent was true.

Her exploits drew national attention, with Letterman occasionally joking about her on his show, although he never referred to her by name.

Mr. Letterman said that if he occasionally joked about Ms. Ray's behavior, it was only because he jokes about every public aspect of his life.

Ms. Chronert said she occasionally joked with Stuart and some other members, who did not seem to care at all about their appearance.

In a less-charged era, Gates and Ballmer both occasionally joked about their goal of world domination.