Researchers have found that understanding dark humor requires greater mental acuity. So if you find these jokes funny you may possess above average intelligence.
But what is dark humor, exactly? Psychologists have defined it as “humor that treats sinister subjects like death, disease, deformity, handicap or warfare with bitter amusement and presents such tragic, distressing or morbid topics in humorous terms.”
Let’s test:
- What has four legs and one arm? A Pitbull.
- Why won’t cannibals eat clowns? They taste funny.
- Trump
The last one may be the biggest joke of all if it wasn’t also frightening.