[META] Dad jokes should be clean, not just groan-inducing. That's what makes it a Dad joke, we can tell it to the kids in front of Mom and not get in trouble (other than maybe for the punchline).
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[Meta] The real purpose of dad jokes

Back in the before times, when sit-down restaurants existed, I used to order boneless cheese sticks and would just throw the word "boneless" in front of any appetizer with 100% corniness. The purpose of this isn't to make a good joke. It's not a good joke. The purpose is to make my dining companions catch some cringe splash damage and want to crawl into a hole and die out of embarrassment for my being horribly corny.

But there is a real, deeper purpose that I've discovered entirely by accident. People, especially young people, are so self-conscious and worried about saying or doing something embarrassing that it taints a lot of social gatherings. They go to a restaurant and are afraid to speak up even when their order is blatantly wrong. They'll tip well even when the food took an hour to arrive and the server has disappeared into the corn stalks behind a baseball field. It takes 2 hours of hanging out together before some friends finally stop nitpicking themselves, uncomfortable in their own bodies and brains, feeling perpetually judged, and begin to relax. These are the kinds of people who go to sleep every night replaying cringey moments from high school. Their last thought of the day is when the Burger King girl said, "Enjoy your meal!" and they said, "Thanks, you too."

It takes 2 hours and/or a lot of booze before they're comfortable enough to take conversational risks and truly reveal themselves. But if I come right out of the gate with a really dumb joke, then we can cut to the chase. There's less danger because someone in the group already shot themselves in the foot, right off the bat. They pulled a pin on the cringe grenade and then jumped on it.

You cringe at my dumb joke and then we're over the hump. Someone has already done something pretty stupid, so go ahead and order the hubcap of nachos and a massive chocolate shake because nobody is going to judge you poorly while they're all judging me.

In terms of price negotiations (haggling), there is a psychological concept called "anchoring". You throw out the first number and all subsequent numbers are compared to that number. This is the same idea. We've already set the humor standard pretty low at "boneless cheese sticks", so you can say the dumbest shit you want and, as long as it's not worse than my cheesy joke, it won't matter.

This is why, when you were a teenager and your dad took you and some friends out, your dad made corny jokes. He knew they were corny jokes. You and your friends un

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(Meta) Yes, the trail-mix-peanuts-cranberries-eminem-joke has been posted here around 10 times already, stop reposting it!

thanks.

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[META] Is this the ultimate dad joke?

A while ago, my daughter told me she was into fan fiction. I told her I used to be as well, but I changed to air conditioner fiction... because it was cooler.

She was not amused.

I have now created a subreddit called r/AirConditionerFiction

If you have the time and the desire, drop by and leave a short work of fiction regarding air conditioning. If this is successful, I will give my daughter a link and wait to see her facial expression. I will also prepare for being put in a less-then-stellar retirement home.

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[meta] Does anyone else spend 15 minutes explaining things to their kids just to tell a 5 second joke?

Or is it just me? My eldest is 8 but I still had to show him what a zippo was before I laid the hippo/zippo one on him.

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Want to hear a meta-joke?

Okay, so a man walks into a bar and asks for a free drink.

The bartender says "I can give you a free drink if you can tell me a meta-joke."

So the man replies "Okay, so a man walks into a bar and asks for a free drink.

The bartender says "I can give you a free drink if you can tell me a meta-joke."

So the man replies "Okay, so a man walks into a bar and asks for a free drink.

The bartender says "Here you go."

So he gives the man a drink."

So he gives the man a drink."

So he gives the man a drink.

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Joni Mitchell subtly making meta dad jokes

The last song on Joni Mitchell's 1969 album "Clouds", is "Both Sides Now". If you listen to that album on vinyl, by the time she sings the lyrics "I've looked at clouds from both sides now", you too, will have looked at "Clouds" from both sides now.

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[Meta] A survey about dad jokes

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5GCRPiUXFzxgaJi5xIoDxiJ6LOJOvcyJ3bWXxXgJBWsWCOw/viewform?usp=sf_link

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[Meta] When I post a joke in here, how do I format the punchline so it doesn't appear until you click it?

Basically, how do I avoid spoiling the joke? Do I have to put some kind of page break before I type the answer?

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Have you heard about the new meta joke in this sub? I'll tell you, its in the tag
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[Meta] What does and doesn't count as a dad joke?

Most dad jokes on this subreddit involve a pun, but is that a requirement to be a dad joke?

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[Meta](I think?) RWBY Chibi did a skit about Dad Jokes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojk5M2CvBFk

The dad shows up at 1:48

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[Meta] This sub is turning into /r/jokes

All over the place I see people just posting corny jokes. Dad jokes are more than corny jokes. They're situational, they're stories, they're reactionary. Not just setups and punchlines.

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[META] In the coming year or so, the Domain www.Jokes.Dad will become a thing

Can we make sure one of us buys it and makes something magical and Full of dad jokes for it?

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[META] A plea for real dad jokes.

EDIT: I somehow JUST saw the Mod Sticky post from last week, where a lot of users have expressed similar sentiments to these. I apologize to the mods if this is not appropriate and respect your decision if you want to delete it. I just wanted to see if people were thinking the same kind of thing. Still, read it if ya like.

It used to be that /r/dadjokes was a place to post actual stories of real dad humor. 'My dad pulled out this groaner at dinner.' 'Just became a dad...I think I get it now!' These are the things that warm my heart and tickle my corny bone. And I don't think I'm alone.

Now, we're arrogant enough to think we know the formula for dad humor, so we can post anything reminiscent of it, and it counts as a dad joke. It's as if we think we own dad humor now, and we can bend it and shape it at will.

Let me tell you, folks. WE DO NOT OWN DAD HUMOR.

Even the dads among us don't own it. I think the universe just channels it through them in brilliant, glorious, involuntary sneezes. Some are more deft than others, and are seen by the universe as more worthy outlets. But they do not own it.

We can get close to elusive heart of dad humor, we can approach it, we can dance around it...but we can never touch it. This is where I take issue with posts like this one, which currently has over 4000 upvotes and 2000 net karma. Is it reminiscent of dad-like punly-ness? Would a dad chortle heartily at reading it? Yes, almost certainly yes. But does that make it a dad joke? No...I would argue not.

Dad jokes are also not just about the jokes themselves. They're about the response--that he manages to be surprised at his own genius, even on the eightieth repetition. They're about the face-palms and straight stares of family members. What is a dad joke without context?

My proposed solution: ban link/image posts. I wish it wouldn't have to come to that, but I can't see another way to get back on track to the real goal here. I have hover zoom--I understand the desire for instant gratification. I've skipped over interesting looking videos because they required a click.

But that's not why I come here.

I understand that there are legitimate dad jokes transmitted via text, or perhaps requiring a bit of visual context. At this point, though, I think they are a necessary sacrifice for a righteous cause. They can always be transcribed into text, or included in a self-post. Maybe it seems a bit extreme, especially in the face

... keep reading on reddit ➑

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[Meta] That front page video starting to spawn all these joke posts on this sub has me feeling like that Guy who...

...just likes to see the world burn

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[Meta] Can anyone think of a good dad joke gift idea?

I wanted to make my Dad a chainsaw for Christmas, but I'm not sure if we have the saw and I don't want to ruin a perfectly good chain for it.

Can anyone think of another dad joke gift, like a quarter pounder with cheese?

EDIT: I did the quarter-pounder with cheese. I used little rubber bands, (The kind kids make bracelets from) popsicle sticks and a rolled-up piece of sturdy paper. If anybody wants to make it, let me know and I'll go into more detail.

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The meta dad joke

My college roommate's dad had a brilliant way of taking well-known jokes and butchering the punchlines. Could be fun when your kids are slightly older. A couple memorable examples:

  • A pirate walks into a bar with a ship's wheel sticking out of his pants. The bartender pours him a beer, and remarks that the wheel looks uncomfortable. The pirate replies, "Yar! It's steering me balls."
  • Two cannibals are having dinner. The first one says "my mother-in-law tastes awful." The other replies "then have some more potatoes."
  • How do you make a salad wrap? Just add drums!
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[Meta] Can we all agree that the late Yogi Berra was the father of the dad joke?

e.g. You better cut the pizza in four slices because I'm not hungry enough to eat six

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[Meta] I made a film about dad-jokes if you want to check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQosRqmOJiY

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[Meta] What jokes should be in every dad's arsenal?
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Kind of a meta-joke (short and straight to the point)

What do you call a father who's being a complete dumbass?

Retardad.

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[Meta] What exactly constitutes a dad joke?
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[META] Dad jokes explained by Dad

You may have seen this, but if not, /u/skeptickal explains dad jokes perfectly: http://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/25x850/the_new_father/chlq6ko

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Meta Dad Joke

When you are a dad, they are just called "jokes".

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Meta: in the year 2017, Google release www.jokes.dad as a domain.

Can we make sure one of us buys it and makes something magical and Full of dad jokes for it?

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