Making someone laugh is a very big service indeed.
Laughing is so healthy, it is good for your heart and for your mental health.
Were you able to return the service to your dear friend ?
Hello ! :D I live in continental Europe, have studied linguistics and am interested in acts of speech. Hope to come across some interesting ones here. They can evoke a nice bunch of associations, like when Proust was tasting a cookie. Sometimes you are so puzzled by them, when they are ambiguous or ...