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Dark Humor: 1959

10 Curated Routines
1. Tom Lehrer Style
Nuclear/Nihilism

"I’m looking forward to the future. With the new nuclear power plants, we’ll finally be able to light our homes with the glow of our own mutations."

2. Political Satire
Cuba/Cold War

"Castro took over Cuba. Now we have to worry about communism just 90 miles away. On the bright side, at least the cigars are still good—provided you don't mind the taste of revolution."

3. Gallows Humor
Buddy Holly/Dark

"The "Day the Music Died" happened this year. It turns out the music didn't die, it just moved to a place where there aren't any small planes."

4. Standard Satire
Expansion/Fear

"Hawaii became a state today. Finally, a place where we can go to get a tan while worrying about being hit by a volcanic eruption or a Russian missile."

5. Medical Wit
Absurdity

""Doctor, I feel like I’m becoming invisible." "Who said that?""

6. The "Sick" Era
Crime/Family

""Mommy, why is Daddy swimming so fast?" "Shut up and keep the motor running.""

7. Suburban Dark
Marriage/Nihilism

"I told my wife I was going to kill myself. She told me to take the trash out first because she didn't want the house smelling twice as bad."

8. Era One-Liner
Consumerism/Dark

"The first Barbie doll was released. She has everything: the dream house, the car, the boyfriend, and a vacant expression that says she’s already had a lobotomy."

9. Charles Addams Style
Misanthropy

"I don’t hate people. I just feel better when they aren’t around... or when they’re under six feet of dirt."

10. Existentialism
Mortality

"We are all just a collection of cells waiting for the eviction notice."

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