Hi, we're the Rock Bottom Remainders. In the literary world we've sold a combined 350 million books and had 40 New York Times No. 1 best-sellers, but for the past 20 years, we've also been in a rock band together raising money for non-profits that support literacy programs. This is us five years ago on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dy14yPVjG4
We're releasing an enhanced ebook today called HARD LISTENING--including original essays, fiction, email conversations, photos, and videos from our 20 years together, all in honor of our founder, Kathi Kamen Goldmark, who passed away last year.
We thought you might have some questions for our band, which includes Stephen King, Scott Turow, Amy Tan, Dave and Sam Barry, Roy Blount Jr., Mitch Albom, James McBride, Roger McGuinn, Ridley Pearson, Matt Groening and Greg Iles. Not all of us could make it, but here's a list of those of us who did.
- Mitch Albom: keyboard- proof
- Roger McGuinn: special guest ringer- proof
- Scott Turow: vocals -proof
- Sam Barry: harmonica- proof
- Ridley Pearson: bass- proof
- James McBride: saxophone- proof
- Roy Blount Jr.: emcee- proof
We're not going to lie and say we've all been on Reddit much, but our publisher, Coliloquy, promised we'd love it, so let's do this thing! We will all be here to answer questions at 2pm ET.
Edit: Thanks all for coming today and asking your questions. Our publisher was right, we loved it. Thanks for helping us reunite as a semi-band even in cyberspace. It was fun!
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Heard they've been doing some shady business.
They’re on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
When I got home, they were still there.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
Or would that be too forward thinking?
I won't be doing that today!
Where ever you left it 🤷♀️🤭
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This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
It was about a weak back.
You take away their little brooms
It’s pronounced “Noel.”
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
