if "joke" in message.lower():
        try:
            logger.info("Initializing OpenAI client for NSFW joke")
            client = OpenAI(api_key=config['xai_api_key'], base_url=config['api_base_url'])
            # Get recent jokes from history (last 3 assistant responses with "joke" intent)
            recent_jokes = [msg['content'] for msg in list(history)[-6:] if msg['role'] == 'assistant' and 'joke' in msg.get('content', '').lower()]
            recent_jokes_str = "; ".join(recent_jokes) if recent_jokes else "none"
            joke_prompt = (
                f"Generate a crude, adult-themed joke in British English, using varied themes (e.g., food, animals, objects, pub life) and slang like 'shagging', 'knob', 'bollocking', or 'tits up', "
                f"similar in tone to 'The cheeky carrots were proper knobbed up in the soup!' "
                f"Keep it short, cheeky, suitable for an IRC audience, and distinct from these recent jokes: {recent_jokes_str}. "
                f"Deliver the joke in one sentence."
            )
            response = client.chat.completions.create(
                model="grok-3",
                messages=[
                    {"role": "system", "content": joke_prompt},
                    {"role": "user", "content": "Tell me a crude NSFW joke."}
                ],
                temperature=0.9,  # random af
                max_tokens=50,
                timeout=config['api_timeout']
            )
            reply = response.choices[0].message.content.strip()
            reply = normalize_reply_text(reply)
            logger.info(f"Generated NSFW joke: {reply}")
        except (APIError, APIConnectionError, Timeout, BadRequestError) as e:
            logger.error(f"Joke API call failed: {type(e).__name__}: {str(e)}")
            reply = "The naughty spud got caught shagging in the stew!"
        history.append({"role": "user", "content": message})
        history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": reply})
        save_history(session_key, history)
        return jsonify({'reply': reply}), 200, {'Cache-Control': 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0', 'X-Session-ID': session_id, 'X-Timestamp': timestamp}