Dark Humor: 2002
10 Curated Routines1. Security Satire
TSA/Paranoia"The TSA is now fully operational. It’s the only place on earth where you can pay $300 for a flight just to have a man in latex gloves tell you that your shampoo is a threat to national security."
2. Gallows Humor
Misanthropy/Dark"My doctor told me to take up a hobby to reduce stress. I chose taxidermy. It’s very relaxing, and my neighbors have finally stopped asking to borrow my lawnmower."
3. Standard Satire
Politics/Fear"The Department of Homeland Security was created. I feel much safer knowing that the government is now color-coding my inevitable demise."
4. Medical Wit
Tech/Addiction"I told my psychiatrist I was addicted to the internet. He told me to go outside. I told him I couldn't because the sun doesn't have a "Skip Ad" button yet."
5. Suburban Dark
Consumerism"My neighbor bought a Hummer. He says it makes him feel powerful. I told him it just makes him look like a man who’s terrified of a slightly high curb and a moderate gas price increase."
6. Era One-Liner
Reality TV/Dark"American Idol started this year. Finally, a show where we can watch people’s dreams die in front of a live audience and a very mean British man."
7. Charles Addams Style
Gothic/Dark"I don’t need friends. I have a collection of antique medical tools and a very sturdy lock on the basement door."
8. Existentialism
Nihilism"Life is like a treadmill. You exert a lot of energy, get nowhere, and eventually, the motor burns out while you're still holding the handles."
9. Dark Wit
Cynicism"A pessimist sees a dark tunnel. An optimist sees a light at the end of the tunnel. A realist sees a freight train. The engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks."
10. Economic Dark
Economics/Globalism"The Euro was introduced. Now 12 countries can share the same economic depression instead of having 12 small, local ones. It’s called efficiency."