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I gave my seat to a blind person on the bus.. And thats how i lost my job as a bus driver.

#Dadjokes hashtag has a huge collection - pick your favorite from there.

There is also an official govt dad-a-base:
https://www.fatherhood.gov/for-dads/dad-jokes

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Three-legged dog walks into a bar.
Says "I'm looking for the man that shot my paw."

#FathersDay #DadJoke

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What makes something a dad joke?

When it’s fully groan!

#DadJokes

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What washes up on tiny beaches?

Micro waves!

#DadJokes

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‘But if the joke doesn’t get a laugh … that’s good, too: Dad has intentionally invited this possibility, which is technically known as “unlaughter” and refers to jokes that create embarrassing and socially awkward situations. In this case, the way he flusters his children is his reward.’

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I love the topic, and I think the 'why' is obvious. The article says, "Furthermore, dad jokes are not transgressive; they are not sexist, racist, scatological, profane or political."

That part is easy to translate. It's dad without the testosterone. It's the loving dad, willing to tease.

The other half is that it self-effacingly implies that we dads can at times, be really dumb. Especially when the testosterone is added back in.

A dad joke is the yin-yang distillation of being human.

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"I love telling Dad jokes."

"Does he laugh?"

"What?"

"Keep practicing amateur."

@TheConversationUS @folklore What's the best time of day for a dentist appointment?

2:30

@TheConversationUS @folklore Why does a chicken coop have two doors?

Because if it had four doors, it'd be a chicken sedan

@TheConversationUS @folklore I'd like to point out that this joke doesn't work in Spanish at all.

"I'm hungry" translates to "I have hunger."
"I'm Dad" translates to "My name is Dad".

We just saved so many Spanish speakers the agony of this joke.