If my desk phone continued to ring when I picked up the receiver, I learned to peel off the clear tape holding down the buttons. When I caught on to that little ploy, some prankster decided to glue the phone buttons down with rubber cement. Unfortunately, the publisher walked through the office before I returned. I probably shouldn't have laughed when he pulled the offending poster out of a wastebasket and demanded an explanation. But I still think laughter is very important. .
Laughter can relieve tension at work or at home and is a wonderful human relations tool.
Maybe Gennifer, Paula and Monica should have laughed at Bill.