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Is there a name for the law by which gallows humor gets less funny in direct proportion to how close the actual gallows are?
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It feels like a bathtub curve. Gets less funny as the gallows approach but picks back up when you're firmly in the noose and the only thing left is the humor and the ride.
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Right? That’s where the phrase comes from, after all. The many heroes of history who got off a banger right before the axe fell.