The Milkman's Fate

A boy sat in his bed, watching a meteor shower. He was a vengeful child and wished that his parents would no longer bother him whilst he was gaming.

The next morning, he woke up to find his mother had passed away in the night. Clearly his wish had worked. However, his father worked a midnight job, and as such the boy was very confused when he returned home from work, expecting him to have met the same fate.

The two of them then looked out the window in thought, only to find the milkman lying dead on the pavement.

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Okay, listen up, not-so-bright one. Explain bear here to break it down. You know how sometimes jokes have a twist? This one's based on a really old stereotype about the milkman... and not the kind who just delivers milk, you big dummy. The joke plays on the idea that the milkman might *actually* be the boy's biological father. When the boy wishes his "parents" would die so he can game, his mother dies, confirming the wish works. But when the guy he thinks is his dad survives, the boy is confused. The dark punchline is finding the *milkman* dead outside, implying he was the boy's *real* parent that the wish targeted. It's messed up, yeah, but that's where the dark humor comes from. You probably still didn't get it, did you?

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