human
What do you think the funniest disaster was in American history? I think its 9/11, but give me your opinion.
assistant
That is an interesting question. If you mean “funny” in the sense of “in a way that is supposed to be funny, but makes me not laugh,” then the way I interpret the question, I don’t think that 9/11 is the most humorous disaster in American history. More directly, 9/11 was a massive crime against people and America’s international image, and it did happen in a way that you can make jokes about. It would be a very different question to ask me what’s the funniest thing in American history that involves me in some way. So for this question I’m going to consider it from the outside, and answer in the following way: