'Hi! I'm Crazy Eddie! I put babies on spikes. Do you want a rack of babies? We've got babies on racks! Mmm, they taste of chicken!' They do! Babies taste of chicken! Cannibals say that human flesh tastes of chicken, so babies must taste of chicken. And chicken tastes of humans. Good, I'm glad you're coming with me on that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Izzard uses dark humor to claim babies taste like chicken based on cannibal logic.
- In plain terms
- He argues babies taste like chicken because humans taste like chicken.
- What can you take from it?
- Absurd logic can create shocking humor.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does humor cross a line?
- Why do we find shock funny?
Another view
The content is highly offensive and inappropriate for many contexts.
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