It raises the question whether the article's author is intentionally lying or making a lame attempt at a joke?

"work" the room was some lame attempt to shake every person's hand in person and thank them for coming.

It was a lame attempt at a joke under the grim circumstances.

Lady growled again, but this time in a lame attempt to be cheerful.

But what I kept doing, despite my lame attempts otherwise, was thinking about Earth.

He gave up, not even trying to finish his lame attempt at an excuse, turned and walked quickly away.

If anything it's probably just a lame attempt to get her or the photographer more publicity.

"We have our reasons," he answered in a lame attempt at defiance.

"Is this another one of your lame attempts to promote me to an office job in Capitol City?"

It was a lame attempt on my part to find humor in the experience.