Dark Humor: 1971
10 Curated Routines1. George Carlin Style
Social Satire"Why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to sleep with in the first place?"
2. Gallows Humor
Economics/Dark"My bank started charging a "low balance fee." It's a brilliant business model: punishing people for not having enough money to be worth robbing."
3. Vietnam Satire
Government Corruption"The Pentagon Papers were leaked. It turns out the government has been lying to us. In other news, scientists have discovered that water is wet and the sky is often blue."
4. The "Me" Decade
Self-Obsession"I went to a self-help seminar. They told me the key to happiness is to love myself. I tried it, but I’m just not my type."
5. Medical Wit
Aging/Dark"I told my doctor I was losing my memory. He made me pay in advance."
6. Suburban Dark
Sexual Revolution"Our new neighbors are "swingers." I asked if that meant they liked jazz. They said no, it means they want to trade their problems for mine, but only on Friday nights."
7. Era One-Liner
Rock Stars/Death"Jim Morrison died in a bathtub this year. It’s a tragic end, but at least he went out the way he lived: surrounded by water and unable to finish his lyrics."
8. Charles Addams Style
Gothic/Dark"I’m not saying my family is weird, but our family tree has a "Caution: Falling Bodies" sign on it."
9. Existentialism
Nihilism"The universe is a cruel, mocking vacuum. Luckily, I have a very comfortable chair to watch it from."
10. Dark Wit
Cynicism"If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame."