• TheFriar@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    For example, a generic shock humor joke about dead babies is different than a specific person’s dead baby that died in a tragic accident.

    But…which is the funnier one?

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      3 months ago

      The generic shock humor can be funny, the tragedy shouldn’t be.

      generic shock humor joke

      How you get dead babies out of a 55 gallon drum?

      A pitchfork.

      a specific person’s dead baby that died in a tragic accident

      “A dingo ate my baby!” jokes mocking a mother whose baby was eaten by a dingo.