Why is my plane delayed?
Because someone hit the Sears Tower.
Why is my plane delayed?
Because someone hit the Sears Tower.
Listen up, buttercup. This joke is dark because it's making light of a very tragic event: the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The punchline is about someone hitting the Sears Tower, which is a stand-in for the Twin Towers (World Trade Center) that were actually hit by planes. It's funny because it's unexpected and inappropriate, which is, like, your sense of humor.