白領也要會點兒"黑色幽默"

        Or take aim at the one person you know won't be offended: Yourself. 'If there's going to be a butt to a joke or story, it should be you,' Mr. Dunkelblau says. For example, if you're a marketing manager reviewing a failed campaign you authorized, begin with a line like, 'The guy who signed off on this deal might just be looking for work next week.' That's gallows-humor gold.

　　或者將靶子對準你知道不會得罪的那個人：你自己。Dunkelblau說，要是一個笑話或是故事得有個笑料，那應該是你自己。比如說，如果你是市場推廣經理，評價你自己授權的一個失敗的廣告宣傳活動，那你就可以用這句話作為開場白：簽字批準這個活動的家伙下周可能就得去找新工作了。這是黑色幽默的精髓所在。

　　'People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves too,' Mr. Jones says. 'And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.'

　　瓊斯說，能夠自嘲的人會讓其他人也可以自嘲。而要是能自嘲的話，你就會對自己感覺好一點兒。