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wnylib

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7. I am familiar with dark humor.

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #6)

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:46 PM

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A good example of it in war time was the TV show (and the movie), Mash. It was fiction, of course, but based on real life situations.

And yes, satirical literature and cartoons are full of gallows humor. Even some adventure movies show the hero laughing in the face of death.

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