Finding humor in questionable things

[PressPforPi]

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So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

 

[Law2Doc]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

Laughing at gallows humor is part of the job. You will find Tosh.0 too tame after a few ICU rotations.

 

[235788]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

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I love that type of humor!

 

[Parts Unknown]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

You have nothing to fear until you start laughing at Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.

 

[PressPforPi]

You have nothing to fear until you start laughing at Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.

Funny you should mention that. I actually turn the channel right after Tosh and watch old recorded episodes of "Who's Line Is It Anyway?"

 

[Whatyousay]

If you don't find humor in questionable things, you sense of humor is questionable, at best.

 

[PressPforPi]

If you don't find humor in questionable things, your sense of humor is questionable, at best.

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[Torr]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

I think it's fine. Tosh.0 is pretty funny. Also, from my limited experience working with docs I think L2D's statement is pretty accurate.

 

[SenseOfHumerus]

old recorded episodes of "Who's Line Is It Anyway?"

I approve 😀

 

[PressPforPi]

Laughing at gallows humor is part of the job. You will find Tosh.0 too tame after a few ICU rotations.

Didn't overlook your post L2D, just had to look up "gallows humor." Thanks for your input and for letting me know what this kind of humor qualifies as.

 

[Web MD]

You're a legendary peds doc in the making

 

[cleonard8814]

Nope.

 

[PressPforPi]

You're a legendary peds doc in the making

👍

 

[WeAreNotRobots]

Nothing is sacred with Daniel Tosh and his writers, and I think that's the best form of humor. If you think about it, humor is usually made at the expense of a person/group/situation, but Tosh doesn't protect anyone/anything, not even himself. He's an unbiased, equal-opportunity comedian...and for that, we thank him.

 

[2sk0ol4c0ol]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

I think that developing a sort of warped/morbid sense of humor is kind of necessary for this field. Your surrounded by sick and dying people all day everyday. It keeps you from going insane, but thats just my opinion.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

unless you're putting on your own dead puppy circus for laughs, you're probably ok..

 

[Narmerguy]

So, watching Tosh.0 and some of the things I laugh at (like dead baby jokes about abortion) many would find appalling. Not to imply Burnett's law on myself, but do any of you find it questionable to laugh at stuff like this?

When did we start using Burnett's law so much on SDN? Who is burnett? I know what the law means but I never understood how this name for it started.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

dr. b is the progenitor of sdn, which sprung, fully grown, from his head.

 

[Torr]

Nothing is sacred with Daniel Tosh and his writers, and I think that's the best form of humor. If you think about it, humor is usually made at the expense of a person/group/situation, but Tosh doesn't protect anyone/anything, not even himself. He's an unbiased, equal-opportunity comedian...and for that, we thank him.

👍

 

[kansaskid]

I love dark humor. I discovered it at the early age of 9 when I read Catch-22 for the first time. Ahh, the loss of innocence...

 

[WeAreNotRobots]

here's a good one.

http://tosh.comedycentral.com/video-clips/20-seconds-on-the-clock---dead-baby-cake?xrs=share_copy