Dark Humor: 2004
10 Curated Routines1. Political Satire
Politics/Bush"George W. Bush was re-elected. It’s a great day for the "common man," provided the common man has a ranch in Texas and doesn’t mind a trillion-dollar deficit."
2. Gallows Humor
Natural Disaster/Dark"The Tsunami in the Indian Ocean was a tragedy. It’s a reminder that Mother Nature doesn’t care about your vacation photos or your "Save the Whales" bumper sticker."
3. Standard Satire
Social Media"Facebook was founded. It was originally for Harvard students to rate each other’s looks. Now it’s for everyone to rate how much they hate their high school classmates."
4. Medical Wit
Mental Health/Politics"I told my psychiatrist I was obsessed with the news. He said, "Turn off the TV." I said, "I can’t, I need to know which apocalypse I should be dressing for.""
5. Suburban Dark
Tech/Misanthropy"I asked my neighbor for his Wi-Fi password. He said "GoToHell123." I haven’t connected yet, mostly because I’m worried he’s being literal."
6. Era One-Liner
Movies/Religion"The Passion of the Christ was a hit. It’s a movie that proves people will pay $10 to watch a man get beaten for two hours as long as they can call it "devotional.""
7. Charles Addams Style
Modern Life"I don’t mind the voices in my head. It’s the ones on my voicemail that I find truly terrifying."
8. Existentialism
Mortality"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about... especially by your own doctor during a biopsy."
9. Dark Wit
Cynicism"The early bird gets the worm, but the late worm gets to live another day."
10. Economic Dark
Privacy/Dark"Google went public. Now they own the data on everything I’ve ever searched for. I’m not worried about the government; I’m worried about Google telling my mom what I looked up in 2002."