What do you tell a depressed person?
Just hang in there!
Just Hang In There
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Explanation
The joke plays on the double meaning of "hang in there." On the one hand, it's an idiom for persevering through difficulty. On the other hand, it's a phrase connected to suicide. So, it's kind of a morbid play on words, using a phrase meant to encourage someone to cope with depression, to actually refer to a method of suicide. It's dark humor because it uses something serious to make a joke.