I've heard all the dad jokes, I present you with this one: 1
I’ll add another one: 2
Even better than the first one, which was kind of odd.
The Dubious Art of the Dad Joke
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#84My take on the Dad joke: A “Dad” joke is usually characterized by relying heavily on dumb puns and wordplay. I now believe that this is not because Dads inherently like puns but rather that two aspects of child development happen to coincide, namely: -Between ages 2 and 6 or so children often develop the ability to giggle uncontrollably in a way that is so utterly endearing that it practically takes your breathe away…
Building on your second point, kids at that age are also prone to verbal misunderstandings, many of which turn out to be hilarious. So turnabout is fair play.
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Maybe 2 or 3 years? It's just a bummer I heard it after becoming a dad, because I've had an unending love for bad humor as long as I can remember.
I have enjoyed that one for a while. My wife and I are expecting that I will give up that joke in a few weeks for the same reason.
Congratulations?
(You can always tell when a parent is congratulating you as there is that lilt on the end that signifies they aren't certain that having to take care of an infant is an event definitely worth congratulating).
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Dad here, I agree with all of the above with a caveat... my kids are now 9 and 11. After a long road trip when they're farking around in the back of the car I'll start throwing down some dad jokes. They soon plead for me to stop. There's something agonizing about processing a good Dad joke, it's now become torture for them. The deeper and more twisted the pun the better. Maybe I'm about to reach Peak Dad?
100%. Once they've grown up a little bit, they recognize what you're doing; the game now changes from "how can I make this kid giggle" to "how can I make this (pre-)teenager roll their eyes" with the same joke ?
This happens almost daily in my house. I get some kind of sick pleasure from annoying them.
Kid: I'm hungry. Dad: Hi Hungry, I'm Dad. Kid: Stop it! Dad: Stop what? Kid: Why do you always do that? Dad: Because I love you. Kid: Seriously Dad, I'm hungry. Dad: And I'm seriously Dad.
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#87Comedy is not pretty. In general, for most people, the thing that is funniest is someone else's pain.
But that's not really something you want to introduce young children to, you want to protect them from something ugly for a while until they grow up. Which is a thing dads do, in my experience.
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dad here, I agree with all of the above with a caveat... my kids are now 9 and 11. After a long road trip when they're farking around in the back of the car I'll start throwing down some dad jokes. They soon plead for me to stop. There's something agonizing about processing a good Dad joke, it's now become torture for them. The deeper and more twisted the pun the better. Maybe I'm about to reach Peak Dad?
100%. Once they've grown up a little bit, they recognize what you're doing; the game now changes from "how can I make this kid giggle" to "how can I make this (pre-)teenager roll their eyes" with the same joke ?
It's all about the end game content.
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#90My take on the Dad joke: A “Dad” joke is usually characterized by relying heavily on dumb puns and wordplay. I now believe that this is not because Dads inherently like puns but rather that two aspects of child development happen to coincide, namely: -Between ages 2 and 6 or so children often develop the ability to giggle uncontrollably in a way that is so utterly endearing that it practically takes your breathe away…
If I may append:
- Dad’s prior sense of humor may have included puns and groan jokes, but they were intermingled with a plethora of sailor-blushing cursing, gallows humor, and innuendo that’s not a great idea to sling around in front of a three-year-old. Dad jokes aren’t just what’s added; they’re what’s left when much is culled away.