downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness 
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(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNS )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBP ) (PP (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN ))))) (SBAR (IN ) (S (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )))))))))))))))))))