Although existentialists have a reputation as dour and sullen, surprisingly, they actually have a sense of humor, even if it is always a bit awkward. There is the very dark humor. Dark existentialists like to joke that everyone is going to die, and everything in life is worthless because you're going to die. Real upbeat souls, they are! An example would be: I can't go to the movies tonight, because I don't have time to get shot. Dark existentialists are no fun and should be avoided.
Light-hearted existential jokes compensate for the seriousness that society in general and religion in particular attach to death. They are commonplace on the internet. A good friend sent me the following:
The Polk County Florida Sheriff said "You kill a policeman; it means
no arrest...no Miranda rights... no negotiations...nothing but
as many bullets as we can shoot into you...PERIOD."
An illegal alien, in Polk County , Florida , who got pulled over
in a routine traffic stop, ended up "executing"
the deputy who stopped him. The deputy was shot eight times, including once
behind his right ear at close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police
dog killed.
The murderer was found hiding in a wooded area. As soon as he took a shot at the SWAT team, officers opened fire on him. They hit the guy 68 times.
Naturally, the media went nuts and asked why they had to shoot the poor, undocumented immigrant 68 times. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel: "Because that's all the ammunition we had."
Now, is that just about the all-time greatest answer or what??
The Coroner also reported that the illegal alien died of natural causes. When asked by a reporter how that could be, since there were 68 bullet wounds in his body, he simply replied: "When you are shot 68 times you are naturally gonna die." An even better answer!
See, existentialists are not entirely dour and sullen??
Light-hearted existential jokes compensate for the seriousness that society in general and religion in particular attach to death. They are commonplace on the internet. A good friend sent me the following:
Looks like Florida has a sheriff like Arizona has . . .
The murderer was found hiding in a wooded area. As soon as he took a shot at the SWAT team, officers opened fire on him. They hit the guy 68 times.
Naturally, the media went nuts and asked why they had to shoot the poor, undocumented immigrant 68 times. Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel: "Because that's all the ammunition we had."
Now, is that just about the all-time greatest answer or what??
The Coroner also reported that the illegal alien died of natural causes. When asked by a reporter how that could be, since there were 68 bullet wounds in his body, he simply replied: "When you are shot 68 times you are naturally gonna die." An even better answer!
And, of course, there are stupid existential jokes, because existentialists are no smarter or dumber than anybody else. An example would be: The existentialist went to the liver doctor and "doctor, doctor, my liver is bad, and I'm going to die. The doctor replies "that's probably not the case, as liver failure victims have no symptoms." The existentialist replied "I know,I know, that's exactly how I feel!"
See, existentialists are not entirely dour and sullen??
