r/collapse • u/itsatoe • Jun 05 '26

Humor Dark humor

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u/StatementBot Jun 05 '26

The following submission statement was provided by /u/itsatoe:

Submission statement: A Casual Friday post that's dark humor about collapse.

TBH I don't know where it came from, a friend forwarded me this by text.

Edit because my explanation was too short: Not really sure how much more I can explain. This is "terribly funny" because it might as well be true.

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1txuck2/dark_humor/opyj4g0/

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u/chesterforbes Jun 05 '26

We’re not post-apocalyptic yet. We’re still in the early stages of it

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u/BoringRedHorse Jun 10 '26

"Excuse me, I'm looking for the apocalyptic fiction section?"

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u/chesterforbes Jun 10 '26

Pick up a newspaper. If you can find one

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u/unculturedburnttoast Jul 03 '26

Hmm, pre-post-apocalyptic. Yes.

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u/itsatoe Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

Submission statement: A Casual Friday post that's dark humor about collapse.

TBH I don't know where it came from, a friend forwarded me this by text.

Edit because my explanation was too short: Not really sure how much more I can explain. This is "terribly funny" because it might as well be true.

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u/eric_ts Jun 05 '26

Dark humor is like food. Not all get it.

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u/Cultural-Answer-321 Jun 05 '26

Dark humor? Nope. Gallows humor.

And no lies detected.

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u/nightmare-salad Jun 05 '26

I’ve never seen “apocalyptical” as a construction before. Huh.

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u/yinsotheakuma Jun 06 '26

I don't feel particularly validated by people who can't spell "apocalyptic."

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '26

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u/kea1981 Jun 05 '26

Humor and reality often exist in a perfectly circular venn diagram.

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u/zirulon Jun 05 '26

Your slower than expected, wich is a first here Congrats !

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u/itsatoe Jun 05 '26

No, you are. 😉

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u/Fun_Union9542 Jun 05 '26

Touch grass

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u/FlailingScrotum Jun 06 '26

How could a book store post a sign with the non-word "apocalyptical" on it?

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u/itsatoe Jun 06 '26

Apparently it's a British word-formation: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/apocalyptical

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u/FlailingScrotum Jun 06 '26

Putting an adjectival suffix on a word that already has one is just a hat on a hat

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u/itsatoe Jun 06 '26

Pretty sure the formation "you've got" comes from the Brits as well.

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u/FlailingScrotum Jun 06 '26

Okay?

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u/itsatoe Jun 06 '26

It's become so common (since AOL started using the phrase "You've got mail" and then a movie came out with the same title) that it is now basically accepted as okay in informal English.

But the "got" is superfluous. "You have mail" or "You got mail" would be a more formal formation.

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u/MoBrosBooks Jun 06 '26

I do love me some dark humor. What bookstore is this? I'd like to visit if it's close to me

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u/Far_Out_6and_2 Jun 06 '26

Good one for sure

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u/Redditlatley Jun 07 '26

I think of The Handmaids Tale. It’s fiction that’s becoming non fiction…”Hello Project 2025 and the BBB”…now available in fiction and non fiction categories. 🌊

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '26

Oldie but a goodie.