this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023
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Dad Jokes

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I keep seeing people post puns as dad jokes. Worse yet, sometimes it’s just words that sort of sound like other words and aren’t even puns.

Look, we know the seminal dad joke is:

Kid: “I’m gay” Dad: “Hi Gay, I’m Dad!”

I will endeavor to bring a better variety of dad jokes to the community, and I hope you shall as well.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago

How can you tell when a joke is a dad joke?

spoilerIt makes itself apparent

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Yep, and they need to be reactive, in-context - not a cold setup.

It's about trolling your kid, tripping up their train of thought.

Puns are an approach - but it's not the pun itself, it's a:) finding a relevant one in realtime and b:) the facepalminess of actually doing so, here, in the middle of an ostensibly serious conversation, then standing around pulling this face.

But more common and usually more effective are unjokes, context switches and category errors.

Q: What has five toes but isn't your foot?

A: My foot.

"Wait, so is this your street here?"

"Nah, it belongs to the council."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Let’s end-dad-vor to deliver a punderful assortment of dad jokes! Let’s make sure our dad jokes are as diverse as a buffet - from cheesey one-liners to soup-er satisfying wordplay. We’ll concoct a mix so diverse everyone will be a-maized!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Proctor and ramble, captain Nun puns, big Pineapple PP, we are an anti partisan community of dad humorists. The only unwelcome exclusion here are lewdicrous uncle dads.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

So, is OP gatekeeping Dad Jokes, or did he just slip one in there?

Upvote, you glorious bastard.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree, they aren't punny

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Leslie Nielsen was the godfather of dad jokes. God, I miss him