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Am I the only one who noticed this:

"How Porsche hacked the financial system and MADE A KILLING"

"Betting the wrong way, Adolf Merckle TOOK HIS LIFE."

I'm all for dark humor, but isn't it a little sketchy to joke about suicide in your headline? (I'm guessing the headline was intentional, but who knows).



You're all for dark humor? Forgive me, but if you don't even like wordplay on a "dark" topic, what kind of dark humor is it that you find acceptable?


I think the line for me would probably be between reality and fictional circumstances. In this circumstance, a real person actually took their life, which (at least to me) is not really a joking matter. On the other hand, if there were some joke about a fictional character involving suicide, I probably would not be (greatly) disturbed. I understand that not everybody would have this reaction, but I have known people who tried to commit suicide so it is a bit different for me I guess.


You definitely aren't the only one that noticed it, however, for the most part we're all adults here. I think we can handle it.




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