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just for laughs



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I never thought he was funny, but I didn’t think he would go this low just for laughs.

From Fox News Jul. 30, 2021

That kind of tenacious pursuit of a topic is absolutely delightful to me, a kind of bizzaro form of documentary filmmaking, but it's not just for laughs.

From Salon Nov. 28, 2020

But Mr. Alwan’s math game, in which he gives snacks away as prizes, is not just for laughs.

From New York Times Feb. 22, 2020

Though I started out by telling myself that I was doing the show just for laughs, I began to feel, in my heart, that I was working as a corrective.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2015

Last year a bunch of our students smuggled the stuffed restructured mastodon out and left it in the back garden of the mayor of Ceyce, just for laughs.

From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.




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