Sometimes you just have to be there, in someone's shoes, to appreciate the "humor" of the situation. The original story doesn't sound funny to me but it just might have been to the participants after they cooled off.

"Gallows humor" is even a darker form of humor that those involved in bizarre situations use to preserve their sanity. It also doesn't translate well to outsiders -- be you doctor, lawyer, policeman or soldier.

Charley Noble