Oh My Goth: Jokes for When You Feel Dead Inside

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Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Joy Division, the Sisters of Mercy, the Birthday Party, Cocteau Twins, Southern Death Cult (aka The Cult), Specimen, Flesh For Lulu, Sex Gang Children, UK Decay, Virgin Prunes, Killing Joke, Play Dead, Alien Sex Fiend, the March Violets, Xmal Deutschland, the Mission, Fields of Nephilim, the Claytown Troupe, Gene Loves Jezebel and many more, while The Damned played up their gothic elements with their 1985 album Phantasmagoria. With their distinct style and brooding demeanor, goths have inspired a plethora of jokes that playfully embrace their unconventional lifestyle. In this collection of goth jokes, we delve into the shadows, where the humor is as dark as their clothes and as intriguing as their enigmatic presence. After Wayne Hussey left The Sisters of Mercy, he formed The Mission, a real cult band who are still going today. The Mission did a lot for the development of the genre, even if they often get overlooked in favour of the likes of Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure and The Sisters of Mercy. Eerie Delights Ice Cream Parlor (Eerie Delights adds a spooky and mysterious atmosphere to the ice cream shop) Gothic Gaffes: Batty Spoonerisms By the late 80s and 90s, the music and look had caught on all over the world: Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, Scandanavia. Anywhere there's internet, basically.

Ya da does five yard sprints in Sports Direct when he's trying his new trainers on' - Stephen Nixon Why did the gothic construction worker love his job? Because it allowed him to make grave mistakes.

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I went to the cemetery to visit my favorite writer’s grave, but I guess he was just a ghost writer after all. Why did the gothic comedian always wear dark sunglasses on stage? Because they added a touch of irony to his “dark” jokes. Goth humor, with its morbid charm and clever wordplay, shines a light on the intriguing world of goth culture. Through these jokes, we discover the goths’ affinity for shadows, their preference for the melancholic, and their unique perspective on life. Once, a goth met a ghost in a haunted house. The ghost asked, “Why are you here?” The goth responded, “I heard this place was hip and haunted.” Edgar Allen’s Coffee House (Edgar Allen’s is a play on “Edgar Allan Poe,” a renowned gothic writer)

Why did the gothic comedian use a lot of dark humor? Because they wanted to “haunt” you with their jokes. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here Why did the gothic chef always season his dishes with a pinch of fairy dust? Because he wanted his food to taste both magically delightful and menacingly enchanted.There were a couple of jokes that came up over and over again in the comments, which plenty of Scousers will have heard them before. Others had us in stitches at how cutting they were - with some incredible put downs (sorry Boris Johnson) included in the responses readers sent in. Read More Related Articles Frank N. Stein’s Repair Shop (Frank N. Stein’s is a play on “Frankenstein,” a classic gothic novel) Haunted Attractions: Haunted houses, spooky tours, and macabre attractions are goth-approved activities that cater to your love for all things eerie. I like to be a smartarse as much as the next dude, but I am also mortally afraid of coming over as a hipster when I do-neatly demonstrating my above point about subcultures and stereotypes.

Why did the gothic poet refuse to go camping? Because he prefers to be in-tents, not in a-good-mood. Jonathan Sinister’s Antiques (Jonathan Sinister is a play on “Jonathan Harker,” a character from “Dracula”) Night-Rider’s Bookstore (Night-Rider’s is a play on “Night Rider,” a term often associated with gothic literature) Why did the gothic novelist always carry an umbrella? She needed constant shade for her dark inspiration.

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Over their career, they would build on the more romantic, affected form of goth, which culminated in the ballad ‘Butterfly on a Wheel’, but long before that, they were producing more raw works that ranged from ‘Serpents Kiss’ to ‘Severina’. However, the pinnacle of their early period is ‘Wasteland’, the opener of their debut album God’s Own Medicine. What did the goth teenager say when their parents didn’t let them go to the graveyard? “You are so uncryptic!” This is one of the many variants of the Rome meme doing the rounds, but I like the smart-assedness of it, neatly taking on hipster culture and Gothism in one swoop. Dressing inappropriately for the weather/task at hand is something that folk seem to think Goths are awesome at. While naturally this does happen-an internet’s worth of images tells us so-Sweaty Puddle Goth is an as-yet to be recognised subtype of the traditional group, and so pics like this usually amuse me.

Once, a goth went to a fortune-teller. The fortune-teller said, “I see darkness in your future.” The goth replied, “Finally, someone who gets me.”Why couldn’t the gothic couple find a place to eat? Because they wanted something a little macabre. Your da watches James Bond in the bath and calls himself bubble 07' - Craig Brittles Read More Related Articles Gothic Fashion Shows: The world of goth fashion is constantly evolving, and attending gothic fashion shows is a great way to keep up with the latest trends in the alternative scene. How many goths does it take to change a lightbulb? All of them. First Peter Murphy does it, then Andrew Eldritch does it, and then the rest of them argue endlessly over who did it better.