How would you interpret this phrase “cats joke around”? Listen, I sure was hung up to see what you wrote about our country. Sorry you feel that way, I guess I never really knew you so well. Cats joke around, but I for one still believe in the Patria and I’m just sorry you can’t say the same. I guess coming from another country, you have your reasons. How would you interpret this phrase “cats joke around”? I guess the narrator means there are people who keep joking that they don’t like their county, right? Thanks. And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.