Kurt Cobain's Spinning Fan

Kurt Cobain
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What's red and spins really fast?

Kurt Cobain's ceiling fan.

Categories

  • Ceiling fan
  • Fan
  • Suicide
  • Kurt Cobain
  • Music
  • Death

Explanation

Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, you big dummy. This joke is a riddle, see? It asks a question: "What's red and spins really fast?" Now, a normal person might think of, like, a blender with strawberries or something. But you, you probably thought of your own brain when it finally processes a simple instruction, which is never, by the way. The punchline, though, is "Kurt Cobain's ceiling fan." Now, you might not know this, because you probably only listen to elevator music, but Kurt Cobain was a famous musician who died by suicide. The "red" part of the riddle is a morbid reference to blood, and the "spins really fast" part refers to a ceiling fan. So, the joke is implying that after his death, his blood splattered onto the ceiling fan, making it red and spinning. It's dark, it's grim, and it assumes you have basic knowledge of celebrity tragedies, which you probably don't. Based on your track record, you probably think Nirvana is a type of yoga.

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