Peter HarriganDec 29, 2023
April King

TIL that the US government runs an official dad joke database 👀

https://fatherhood.gov/for-dads/dad-jokes

Dad Jokes | Fatherhood.gov

Dec 29, 2023 at 7:45pmWeb
Show thread*sigh*Ber nardDec 29, 2023
this your source, or all your contributions @dgar?
@april
Show threadAlex WillmerDec 29, 2023
@april and it's not called a dadabase? Disappointing
Show threadBill, organizer of stuffDec 30, 2023

@alex @april Came here for this. Was not disappointed.

👍🤘

Show threadBob SmithDec 29, 2023
@april OMG I love it
Show threadMike PDec 29, 2023
@april Your tax dollars at work?
Show threadAki the Conqueror 🦓Dec 29, 2023
@april there's even an API that supports filtering via querystring https://fatherhood.gov/jsonapi/node/dad_jokes
Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimal 🚫👑Dec 29, 2023
@april You're too young to tell dad jokes. Please wait until you have groan.
Show threadSylvhemDec 29, 2023

@april “For dads”

Well, you can’t stop me!

Show threadJoelBarrDec 29, 2023
@april patriarchy aside, who says government doesn't do anything useful?!
Show threadJenniferplusplusDec 29, 2023
@april paging @histoftech important dad joke discovery
Show threadThe1goit Dec 29, 2023
@april I almost thought you were joking, until I saw the .gov TLD.
Show threadJacob TorreyDec 29, 2023
If only NIST were in charge of maintaining it
Show threadYoraDec 29, 2023
@april Damn it, so they do have that adult manual somewhere!
Show threadbassplayerDec 29, 2023
@april Thank you, I subjected my family to them just now.
Show threadBrian LawsonDec 30, 2023

@april

Tagging @dragondaddy with preemptive apologies to @thekitmalone

Show threadDragon DaddyDec 30, 2023
@brian @april @thekitmalone I’m obsessed
Show threadKit MaloneDec 30, 2023
@dragondaddy @brian @april
Show threadSpeed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸Dec 30, 2023
@april I think you managed to DDOS that server by posting :)
Show threadnot_orthogonalDec 30, 2023
@hakona @april Down for me too!
Show threadaethervisionDec 30, 2023
@april A vital part of the nation’s Strategic Humor Reserve. You may scoff but we almost ran out in the 1950s If not for Lenny Bruce and Steve Allen, things would been even duller.
Show threadArniepixDec 30, 2023
@april
My #tax #dollars working to nurture a vital part of #American #culture!
Show threadmachin1973Dec 30, 2023
@april This is my new favorite website!
Show threadDavid CuthbertDec 30, 2023

@april Given that they even let folks like me run a .gov domain’s website (jpl.nasa.gov, no less!), I’m … not surprised. 😆

No, there aren’t any Easter eggs that I left behind there. I was too preoccupied with keeping it all together and eventually migrated to a proper CMS.

My superpower was causing backups on I-210 during COVID when we had to rush a non-VPN portal for on-site workers to check in, and the backend system would go down, requiring the guards to do gate checks.

Show threadGregorian Chant/Eddy VortexDec 30, 2023
@april I am okay with my tax dollars paying for this.
Show threadLoch NixDec 30, 2023
@april That’s fantastic though I wish the “share” option wasn’t linked directly, and only, to the dead bird site. I mean sharing is caring.
Show threade Riley CaseyDec 30, 2023
@april Cue the Republican outrage over wasteful government spending in 3..2..1...
Show threadEugene MeidingerDec 30, 2023
@april finally a proper use for my taxes!
Show threadJen GentlemanDec 30, 2023
@april 😮
Show threadMichael DexterDec 30, 2023
@april
CC: @ed1conf @phessler @xenotrope
@AFresh1
Show threadTobyDec 30, 2023
@dexter @april @ed1conf @phessler @AFresh1 Would you call it a dad-abase?
Show threadBeniJan 7, 2024
@april yeah the website is totally broken. Submitting new jokes did not work for the past few days either.
Show threadAndrewOct 30, 2024
@april strategic stockpile