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Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press

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He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

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Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press

(June 1, 1970) Writers sit around and contemplate their novels. www.english-slang.com

for laughs

[for laughs] {adv. phr.} For pleasure; for fun; as a joke. * /The college boys climbed up into the girls' dorms and stole some of their dresses just for laughs, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

he laughs best who laughs last

[he laughs best who laughs last] A person should go ahead with what he is doing and not worry when others laugh at him. When he succeeds he will enjoy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bundle of laughs

[bundle of laughs] {n. phr.} A very amusing person, thing, or event. * /Uncle Lester tells so many jokes that he is a bundle of laughs./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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