Under the Floorboards

Lemme tell you a little story.

It’s night. You’re in your room, trying to sleep. But you keep hearing it—scratching. Soft at first. Like fingernails on wood. You tell yourself it’s rats, or the house settling. But it keeps going. Slow... then faster.

So finally, you get outta bed. You get on your hands and knees, put your ear to the floor. And you hear it. A voice. Whispers. Crying.

Your heart’s pounding. You grab a crowbar. You pry up the floorboards. One by one. Your sweat’s dripping into the dust. The noise gets louder.

And finally... you peel back the last plank.

And you see these eyes. Wide and terrified. And a pale little face staring up at you.

BOOOOOOO!!!!

It’s Anne Frank.

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Explanation

Explain Bear

Alright, listen up, you big dummy. So, the joke sets you up, right? Scary noises, pounding heart, classic horror movie stuff. You're expecting a monster, a ghost, something spooky. But then, BAM! It's Anne Frank! The whole point is the historical context, see? Anne Frank was a real person, a Jewish girl who hid from Nazis during World War II in an attic. She wrote a diary. So, finding her under your floorboards is totally unexpected and messed up. It's dark humor, meaning it's funny because it's so wrong and plays on something serious. You get it? Probably not, you're still thinking about what's for dinner, aren't you?

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