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Dad always said that laughter is the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died from tuberculosis.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker repeats a father's cheerful saying that laughter is the best medicine, then undercuts it with a grim punchline. Since several relatives died of tuberculosis, the saying evidently did not cure anything. The humour is deadpan and dark, mocking comforting advice by showing its deadly consequences.
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