[INTJ] What's with the the morbid humour?

[Beargryllz]

Lets take this morbid humor thread in a new direction, with dead babies numbering in the low tens of millions

 

[lunalum]

Yeah, this. Not saying that you couldn't make a funny dead baby joke, but most of these just aren't. They're morbid without going the extra step to make it original or truly funny. Because essentially the punchline is the same, no matter how many dead baby jokes you make. It's "haha, I'm saying a violent, distasteful thing about babies, and most people like babies." There's nothing clever about it. Morbid, yes, but not necessarily going far enough or being well-crafted or clever enough to be actually funny.

Many times, people think, "Oh, people just don't get my sophisticated, dark humor." No, we get it. It's just not that funny. All taboo, no punchline.

This is exactly what I was going to try to say.

Quoted for this, and for emphasis.

 

[Thisica]

Lets take this morbid humor thread in a new direction, with dead babies numbering in the low tens of millions

...and now we have sunk to a new low. How much lower can these jokes take?

 

[Thisica]

This is exactly what I was going to try to say.

Quoted for this, and for emphasis.

Seconded.

 

[ahr2nd]

I'd characterize my friend's humor as a supreme appreciation for the absurd. (He's the only INTJ I know, though.)

 

[NotOfTwo]

Well, I don't think everything dark and cruel is funny at all, frankly that is why I am disconnected from most of humanity. Humankind is often dark and cruel and not funny. I actually am curious why these do strike me as humorous, though not the sexually abusive ones AT ALL. Hmm...retreats to consider.

 

[Hera]

I have a very morbid sense of humour. It's just the best material.

 

[Thisica]

Come to think of it, I'll now interject with some suggestions:

1) Miscommunication: we may have the context in our heads, but other people don't see things the way we do
2) Wanting to be part of a small group of people who 'gets' this sort of humour which is often in bad taste by everyone else
3) The 'Ni' sense of seeing the tradgo-comedy of the affairs and lives of humans
4) Annoying others just for the fun of it

Any more?

 

[Epiphany]

A little too unbelievable to be funny, IMO. Drill sargeants don't get away with that kind of disrespect and cruelty in the real world. Somehow, I don't think most people would put up with it, either. Humor requires subtlety.

Drill instructors get away with a lot more than you'd think. They're not even supposed to touch recruits, but it happens. As far as verbal abuse, that's a given. I've heard stories about boot camp in Vietnam. It was more ruthless back then.

Here's a modern day ass chewing in basic training.

[YOUTUBE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAo06JHOtRk"]Firewatch[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Rex]

Hahaha! best thread in a long time... I sure have a morbid humour..

Why do ducks have so big feet?

So they can extinguish grassfires.

Why do elephants have so big feet?

So they can extinguish burning ducks.

Something like that in norwegian.. Its the only joke i can.. but i need to memories the dead baby jokes just to scare of girls when im bored and wants to get away.. or just to scare a fat girl away.. or something.

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

I think many times people who prefer morbid or shocking humor think others are criticizing the style of humor when in fact many times it's simply not funny. Shocking does not equal funny. You actually have to have a joke in there somewhere. Then we hear something like, "Oh, you just don't get my humor". Uh, no.

It reminds me of people who feel they didn't get a job because of their race/religion/gender/etc, when in fact they just aren't qualified.

 

[freeeekyyy]

Drill instructors get away with a lot more than you'd think. They're not even supposed to touch recruits, but it happens. As far as verbal abuse, that's a given. I've heard stories about boot camp in Vietnam. It was more ruthless back then.

Ehh..they're just trying to break him. That's a bit different from threatening to "skullfuck" somebody. I'd be willing to bet money that any drill instructor that was making legitimate threats against a recruit would be facing some pretty harsh consequences.

 

[5231311252]

What do you get if you flay a baby?

A boner.


How do you make a baby cry twice?

Wipe your dick off on it's teddybear.


How do you fit 10 babies into a bowl?

With a mixer.


How do you get the babies up from the bowl again?

Nachos.



Yeah, my humour is mostly dark and morbid. ENFP if you want to know.

The other ones weren't so funny, but these made me lol irl. I think it's because they're so ludicrous.

 

[Epiphany]

Ehh..they're just trying to break him. That's a bit different from threatening to "skullfuck" somebody. I'd be willing to bet money that any drill instructor that was making legitimate threats against a recruit would be facing some pretty harsh consequences.

Skull fucking someone isn't a legitimate threat. When I was in boot camp, our DI's threatened us with violence and occasionally overstepped their boundaries physically. They also told stories of recruits being abused. Whether or not their stories were true, they were intended to instill fear in us. And having seen drill instructors hitting/pushing recruits, those threats held weight.

 

[rav3n]

What's the fastest animal in the world?
An ethiopian chicken.

That one!

 

[lowtech redneck]

I think I'm going to hell.

Just like your momma saaaaaid....

Isn't it funny when wasted xnfp's think you're serious when you go into that shtick? It almost killed my buzz everytime...

 

[lowtech redneck]

How cruel are these jokes? I don't consider them funny, at this rate.

Y'know, for someone who's avatar references a sick fucking theoretical example of an otherwise interesting idea, you're being awfully judgemental...

 

[skylights]

i think dead baby jokes are hilarious

i mean, let's face it, it's not like getting upset when you hear jokes about starving people is actually going to help stop those people from starving. if it really upsets you that much wouldn't it make much more sense to go do something about the actual issue at hand?

at least then you'll leave us to enjoy our morbid humor in peace

 

[Thisica]

Y'know, for someone who's avatar references a sick fucking theoretical example of an otherwise interesting idea, you're being awfully judgemental...

Perhaps. I wanted to know, as per the OP. I do find some of the jokes posted here funny, though