dʒˈeɪdᵻd ænd blɑːzˈeɪ, ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚz pˈæs ðə tˈaɪm baɪ plˈeɪɪŋ pˈoʊkɚ ænd tˈɛlɪŋ mˈɑːɹʃən dʒˈoʊks wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ sˈɪmpli mʌndˈeɪn ˈɛθnɪk dʒˈoʊks wɪð mˈɑːɹʃənz swˈɑːpt ɪn fɔːɹ nˈoːɹməlitˈɑːɹɡɪɾᵻd hjˈuːmən sˈʌbɡɹuːps sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈoʊlz.
Jaded and blasé, the reporters pass the time by playing poker and telling Martian jokes (which are simply mundane ethnic jokes with Martians swapped in for normally-targeted human subgroups such as Poles.)