[shibumi]

"...they must be laughing about something else, something that happen earlier in the day."

Before you retire, you might consider spending some of your "hit money" on a proofreader.

[jpf]

“Before you retire, you might consider spending some of your “hit money” on a proofreader.”

You want a part time job? I’ll give you a 20% cut of the “hit money” and half my lunch.