(I've decided to delete my old post because I didn't explain the reasons, and doing so I hope will warm the cockles of our collective heart enough I hope.
I attended Horbury High school between (about) 1994 and 1999.
From everyone in my brothers circle of friends, and from my memories which I can't always trust, I'm looking for Mr Thomas.
He's the one who looked a bit like Penfold. Taught English and maths in the Music block.
Between 1988 and 2004, section 28 of the local government act prohibited schools from intentionally promoting homosexuality.
This meant, besides the usual reinforcement of heterosexual relationships as the default norm, that most kids learnt about gay people through their parents, and the Sun.
schools were either too scared to confront homophobic bullying lest they be seen as breaking the law, or actively homophobic.
Student LGBT support groups were closed.
So despite all that, and despite (to the best of my knowledge) him being heterosexual, mr Thomas took a good few minutes out of (I think) an English lesson to tell us that gay people were just as good and worthy of respect as the rest of us, and that gay relationships are a normal part of life.
Given the tendency (especially back then) of straight parents to flip their shit over gay stuff, mr Thomas probably risked his job to suggest to us that I, and who knows who else in that room that same-sex attraction was a valid human experience.
The funny thing is I didn’t even realise I was queer. I’m one of those who really should have noticed the blatant signs since I was 10, like totally crushing on my friends, and soap stars.
If section 28 didn’t exist, and it was Mr Thomas’s outlook which perpetuated in the playground instead, I probably would have allowed myself the space to connect the dots earlier.
Bring the son of another retired teacher of ungrateful northern brats, I know how it feels when even 15+ years on, you get messages of thanks from ex-students.
Also, thanking a teacher for going against section 28 is as close to defecating on Thatcher’s grave as I’m going to get.
The location it sent me to was a previous employment, my intent was “money” and the building is owned by multi millionaires, it was a very strange experience as I have worked in that building previously
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I felt anxious as I got closer, it was near someone’s house so I made sure to be respectful of the property, I felt so strange being there it was like I was being watched by something
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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.
The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”
“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.
Mentos
(I will see myself out)
The doctor says it terminal.
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
Do your worst!
How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?
We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.
Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.
But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.
They were cooked in Greece.
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
He lost May
Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.
Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.
Gender is fluid.
Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"
Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"
Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?
But let me give it a shot.
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!
He’s the new temp.
And now I’m cannelloni
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
But that’s comparing apples to oranges
And boy are my arms legs.
