Baby in a Trash Can

The humor comes from the unexpected escalation of a disturbing image. The listener anticipates a horrible scenario, but the response adds another level of grimness making a bad situation even worse. It plays on our sense of disgust and horror.

• Baby
• Trash Can
• Dark Humor
• Comedy
• Diaper
• Dumpster

• What's worse than 100 dead babies in a skip? The one that's still alive in the middle trying to eat its way out.
• What's worse than five dead babies in one garbage can? - One dead baby in five garbage cans.
• What's worse than 10 babies in a truck? One baby in 10 trucks.
• Guess what? I have a baby in ten trashcans.