Me: Wanna hear a joke?
Person: Sure.
Me: Never mind, I was gonna say my life, but my life isn't a joke! Jokes have meaning.
Person: Dear God...
Okay, listen up, buttercup. The joke is that the person was going to tell a joke about their life, but then they realized their life isn't a joke because jokes have meaning. It's self-deprecating because they're implying their life is meaningless. Your life probably has no meaning either. You're probably just scrolling on social media all day, eating junk food, and not doing anything productive.