First of all, admit it...they're funny. Bad puns, public humiliation, gut-wrenching wheezing only attainable by slightly overweight middle-aged men. Everything about the dad joke is great.
Moreover, dads are more Zen than you could ever be in your wildest dreams. Think about it. They know their place in this world, they're not out to impress anyone, they can clearly see how the next 20 years are going to play out and they've accepted this reality. So they CAN do things like humiliate you in public and feel no shame whatsoever. There you are, doing your makeup, taking selfies at the perfect angle, swiping right on Tinder, looking for approval of others. Your dad doesn't care about any of that. Isn't that happiness?
Disagree if you'd like, that's fine. But I admire the Tao of dads.
In any case, here are some jokes and pranks from the man young boys grow up hating but eventually become and daughters end up marrying.
1. Dad jokes lead to 5 out of every 4 divorces.
2. Obama knows your crippling loneliness
3. You had me at olive.
4. Cliff's deadpan face makes this all that much better. "This is what I've become and I am fine with it."
5. This dad joke might as well have had a red carpet rolled out for it, but you STILL walked into it.
6. "He sipped his beer, turned back to the TV and gave the smallest of smiles. He was happy that day."
7. This is the dad joke version of a mic drop.
8. Beats the time he put googly eyes on all our phones.
9. Don't ever question a dad's commitment to his jokes.
For that matter, don't question anyone's commitment to a joke if that person is willing to bring dead animals into the equation.
10. You have to put in at least 10 years at a corporate 9–5 job in order to achieve this greatness.
11. "We noticed you're not laughing."
12. Need some incentive to go to class? Tearable professor puns
13. Now the internet has bookmarked the exact moment she developed trust issues.
14. The moment the dad joke hits.
(Note the selfie button in his hand. This dad's a pro. Ready for the reaction photos and everything.)
15. When sign changing dad goes off-script.
16. "Joking is the only way to repress my memories of war. Laugh with me, son."
Collage images via 1. imgur / Jebbe 2. imgur / idunnoyou 3. reddit / DarkBlaze99
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