When I called the suicide hotline in Afghanistan, they got all excited and asked if I could fly a plane.
Suicide Hotline Mixup
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The joke plays on the dark humor of the situation by using a very grim situation in a flippant way. The person calls a suicide hotline in Afghanistan, and the hotline workers jokingly mistake the call for someone wanting to fly a plane, given the ongoing war in the area. It's like they're more interested in getting a pilot than helping someone in need.