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Step 4Black humour...
No not racism, no that's a bad redneck, back to your shack! *taps redneck on nose*
So this is a kind of humour that I'm well accustomed to because I am dark on the inside (swallowed a magic marker last week). Black or dark humour tends to be used in smaller quantities and for many is an acquired taste, i.e.: not everyone finds it that funny.
As always wiki: 'Black comedy, also known as black humour is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously (death, mass murder, suicide, domestic violence, disease, insanity, fear, drug abuse, rape, war, terrorism, etc.) are treated in a humorous or satirical manner.'
Generally there's a time and a place for black humour, bad places for it include:
Funerals
Terrorist camps
Churches
- Schools (some humour discussed anyway)
Psychiatric wards
Zoos (Zookeepers just don't laugh, they are deadly serious people, they don't even laugh at the platypus.)
Some less 'dark' examples of black comedy, are things like when I was speaking about my old cat Boris... he can be described as a furry little rapist, which is quite a funny sounding sentence, it's just so very silly sounding despite calling the cat something awful (which he is). Generally we can all make 'dark' violence jokes, think of every 'imagine if' joke you've ever made, you'll see what i mean or the 'how funny would it be' jokes. Even the first line of this step is black comedy, racism is a terrible thing that is taken seriously, yet I made fun of it in two ways at once, by being light hearted about it while contradicting myself at the same time by being racist towards rednecks (skunk munching, guys going hunting with good ole dingus and a broomstick) Though yet again explaining joke is awful, it's not funny anymore... but I persist in my pointless quest.
A mild example is found in the end of the DVD: Blue Collar Comedy Tour (#1).
In the patter I speak of, they are referring to Momma lying in a casket: "That ain't Momma !
Yeah it is, they just shaved her mustache off."
In the situation and the context of went on before this, it was quite funny, out of context like this, it is less so.
A few other examples are, John F. Kennedy Jr. was reported missing in a plane crash, Saturday July 17, 1999. He was on his way to attend a Kennedy clan wedding...
And the same day, 7:30pm, the Dark Humor website posts a few jokes about it:
JFK Jr. and his father were a lot alike. They both became famous for going down with two women at the same time.
What was JFK Jr drinking at the time of the crash?
- Ocean Spray.
What do Kennedys miss most about Martha's Vineyard?
- The runway.
What will they name the movie about movie JFK, Jr.?
- Three funerals and a wedding.
In the proper light, one finds one's self chuckling or even laughing at some of these, just as a type of pressure or tension release.
So this is a kind of humour that I'm well accustomed to because I am dark on the inside (swallowed a magic marker last week). Black or dark humour tends to be used in smaller quantities and for many is an acquired taste, i.e.: not everyone finds it that funny.
As always wiki: 'Black comedy, also known as black humour is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously (death, mass murder, suicide, domestic violence, disease, insanity, fear, drug abuse, rape, war, terrorism, etc.) are treated in a humorous or satirical manner.'
Generally there's a time and a place for black humour, bad places for it include:
Funerals
Terrorist camps
Churches
- Schools (some humour discussed anyway)
Psychiatric wards
Zoos (Zookeepers just don't laugh, they are deadly serious people, they don't even laugh at the platypus.)
Some less 'dark' examples of black comedy, are things like when I was speaking about my old cat Boris... he can be described as a furry little rapist, which is quite a funny sounding sentence, it's just so very silly sounding despite calling the cat something awful (which he is). Generally we can all make 'dark' violence jokes, think of every 'imagine if' joke you've ever made, you'll see what i mean or the 'how funny would it be' jokes. Even the first line of this step is black comedy, racism is a terrible thing that is taken seriously, yet I made fun of it in two ways at once, by being light hearted about it while contradicting myself at the same time by being racist towards rednecks (skunk munching, guys going hunting with good ole dingus and a broomstick) Though yet again explaining joke is awful, it's not funny anymore... but I persist in my pointless quest.
A mild example is found in the end of the DVD: Blue Collar Comedy Tour (#1).
In the patter I speak of, they are referring to Momma lying in a casket: "That ain't Momma !
Yeah it is, they just shaved her mustache off."
In the situation and the context of went on before this, it was quite funny, out of context like this, it is less so.
A few other examples are, John F. Kennedy Jr. was reported missing in a plane crash, Saturday July 17, 1999. He was on his way to attend a Kennedy clan wedding...
And the same day, 7:30pm, the Dark Humor website posts a few jokes about it:
JFK Jr. and his father were a lot alike. They both became famous for going down with two women at the same time.
What was JFK Jr drinking at the time of the crash?
- Ocean Spray.
What do Kennedys miss most about Martha's Vineyard?
- The runway.
What will they name the movie about movie JFK, Jr.?
- Three funerals and a wedding.
In the proper light, one finds one's self chuckling or even laughing at some of these, just as a type of pressure or tension release.
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