Should RallyPoint have a Dark Humor topic group?

2015-10-24T20:49:47-04:00

I have been told by many that I have a dark sense of humor at times :-)
I have rarely been voted down; but, I have been voted down in a humorous discussion which is both sad and amusing in a dark way "-)
I enjoyed the satire of Jonathan Swift and National Lampoon while I was growing up. In the military in the 1970's and 1980's dark humor was common in the Combat Engineer and Infantry units I served with. I realize not everybody likes dark humor.
The Humor topic seems to be focused on light humor. I think that dark humor is appropriate to politics, current events, ancient calamity, etc. Dark humor should not be a place to insult RallyPoint members or political figures.
Do you think the Humor - Dark topic group should be established?

FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT Private RallyPoint Member SGT Private RallyPoint Member Maj Marty Hogan

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 24 at 2015 8:51 PM

2015-10-24T20:51:22-04:00

I think the dark humor group should be established. We could tag that group for political, tragic events, world news and other groups that conventional humor would not seem appropriate for many :-)
I remember the Black Death nurse rhymes like "Ring-a-round the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down" which children repeat while being clueless about what they mean.

Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Oct 24 at 2015 8:51 PM

2015-10-24T20:51:44-04:00

Something to think about, however, I do have a dark side.lol

Response by SGT Neil Chandler made Oct 24 at 2015 8:52 PM

2015-10-24T20:52:51-04:00

LTC Stephen Ford, Sir humor is humor. That's the way I see it. If ya don't like it don't read it......

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Oct 24 at 2015 8:56 PM

2015-10-24T20:56:54-04:00

Sure, why not?

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 8:57 PM

2015-10-24T20:57:20-04:00

I think parodying some things are funny. Anyhow dark and what? LTC Stephen F.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Oct 24 at 2015 9:14 PM

2015-10-24T21:14:12-04:00

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 9:16 PM

2015-10-24T21:16:26-04:00

As long as it is dark and murky like my morning cup of coffee.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Oct 24 at 2015 9:53 PM

2015-10-24T21:53:29-04:00

Don't we already have a group devoted to dark humor? It's called "politics" isn't it?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 24 at 2015 11:26 PM

2015-10-24T23:26:56-04:00

According to some of the post on RP, we do have a dark side, it's called the The Officers Corps, naturally, I think of it as the lightside. Very much needed in the corps.:-))

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Oct 26 at 2015 9:22 AM

2015-10-26T09:22:10-04:00

LTC Stephen F. I agree. I think that some of us turn to humor during dark times, and that scares some other people. Having a place to put that would be great.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 19 at 2016 10:07 PM

2016-01-19T22:07:18-05:00

Will I need a special browser to surf this "Dark" Rallypoint ?

Response by PO2 Rev. Frederick C. Mullis, AFI, CFM made Jul 7 at 2017 9:06 AM

2017-07-07T09:06:38-04:00

As one who went into Emergency Services after I got out, I can attest to the positive aspects of Dark Humor. If it was not for dark humor and our ability to laugh at situations we found ourselves in after a severely traumatic situation at a fire or EMS call to be able to relieve stress, there would have been a lot of people who would have been chewing on a .45 ACP or beating on their significant others.
There is a time and a place for Dark Humor... and this is it!

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Jul 7 at 2017 11:01 AM

2017-07-07T11:01:13-04:00

Dark humor is the best kind

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Jul 7 at 2017 11:15 AM

2017-07-07T11:15:42-04:00

Forgot about the national lampoon magazine.

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Feb 16 at 2018 6:26 AM

2018-02-16T06:26:49-05:00

Voted yes. I think most of us in the military have some dark funny bones. Coping mechanism.

Response by Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. made Feb 16 at 2018 10:48 PM

2018-02-16T22:48:42-05:00

I agree with SSG Thomas Livingston.

Response by PVT Louis Anderson made Dec 16 at 2021 7:42 PM

2021-12-16T19:42:10-05:00

Yes,it's a coping mechanism. We had it when I was in, after I got out we had.it in construction.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Dec 17 at 2021 4:54 PM

2021-12-17T16:54:49-05:00

I need a dry humor section.