[Meta] Dadjokes aren't just puns.
As a big proponent of the dadjoke I want to argue that a dadjoke is not just a pun. I see lots of material submitted here that might be better suited for /r/punny.
Speaking as a dad, for me a classic dad joke is highly dependent on the context.
I can't whip out old standbys at any moment and call them proper dadjokes. If I'm driving my kid to school I can't just ask him "Hey, do you know why the kids couldn't see the pirate movie? It was rated aaarrrgh!". That's just a bad joke.
OTOH, if my kid says "are" kinda funny (which he has before), and I make a joke about him being the youngest pirate I know (I may or may not have done this before), then that's a dadjoke. A shitty one, but still a dadjoke. The best context ones are where a situation presents itself and the dad takes the opportunity to make the lame joke (as in a post from awhile back where the OP overheard three or four dads make almost the exact same joke at an aquarium).
Straight up puns should go to /r/punny. Context specific jokes which rely on vagaries of the language or the funny situation, should stay here.
Just my two cents worth.
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︎ Feb 04 2016
Why are all dadjokes just puns?
Serious question. I'm a dad, and I have several long-running jokes with my kids.
E.g., there's a "radiator monster" in the basement. Yeah, that knocking sound when we turn the steam up in the morning. Well, my eldest is getting smarter and smarter, but he still can't refute my claim that there is such a monster. Because he's not yet aware of the actual cause of the knocking/banging.
So, he's unsure!
This is a good Dad-joke, no?
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︎ Jan 19 2014
True story, just happened, proud of myself: Dog starts barking furiously out of nowhere. Come to the door to see she's startled a pair of guys from a roofing company who've come to fix a hole where squirrels are getting in.
"Sorry about her. Her specialty is also roofing."
Blank stares. My talents are so wasted without kids.
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The urge to sing βThe Lion Sleeps Tonightβ is always just a whim away...
A whim away, a whim away, a whim away
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My socially anxious friend just got a PhD in palindrome studies.
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︎ Apr 12 2021
Just started my new job as a security guard. The supervisor told me my job would be to watch the office at night.
Iβm on season eight. Still not sure what this has to do with security.
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︎ Apr 11 2021
There's so many bad puns on this sub' it's making me just feel numb, and don't talk about the math ones..
..they make me feel even number.
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︎ Apr 14 2021
I had to break up with this girl who just would not stop counting.
I wonder what sheβs up to now.
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︎ Apr 04 2021
My grandfather just walked into the room with a guy wearing skinny jeans and eating avocado toast.
I said, βWho is this guy?β
My grandfather: Thatβs my hip replacement.
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︎ Apr 03 2021
A lot of the jokes on this sub are just terrible, but at the end of the day...
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︎ Apr 20 2021
I just found out that the guy who stole my diary died yesterday.
My thoughts are with his family.
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︎ Mar 25 2021
Scientists have just discovered a fossilized Dinosaur fart...
They say itβs a blast from the past!
*credit to my 9 year old daughter
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︎ Mar 23 2021
Reflecting on Prince Philip death, I was chatting with the Mrs and I said, I know Iβm getting a little older, but I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.
She got up, unplugged my laptop and threw out my beerβ¦.
EDIT: Thanks for the kind awards... My first ever! β€οΈ
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Told him to use both and heβd probably find him a lot quicker.
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My deaf girlfriend just told me, βWe need to talk.β
Thatβs not a good sign.
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My therapist just told me I have extreme difficulty in picking up social cues.
I think she is in love with me.
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︎ Mar 05 2021
I just got fired, and as severance, my company gave me a bag of used coffee.
They said it was grounds for termination.
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︎ Feb 25 2021
I just realized that my calculator is missing the minus button.
But on the plus side, it still works.
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︎ Apr 08 2021
(My Grandma called me just to tell me this one): Why did the farmer bury a lightbulb?
He wanted to grow a power plant
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︎ Apr 23 2021
Tesla just announced theyβll be including a bottle of their new cologne now with every car sold
Itβs called Elonβs Musk
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︎ Apr 21 2021
I just called GameStop Customer Service...
They asked me to please Hold. ππ€²
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︎ Feb 03 2021
If you become seriously depressed, try drinking a gallon of water just before you go to bed.
That will give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning.
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︎ Jan 28 2021
Just heard a man had an accident while playing peek a boo..
He's currently in the ICU.
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︎ Apr 09 2021
Just think about a calcu-forth
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︎ Mar 15 2021
My cow just wandered into a field of marijuana.
The steaks have never been so highβ¦
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︎ Apr 10 2021
Just spent $300 on hiring a limousine and discovered the fee doesn't include a driver.
Can't believe I've spent all that money and have nothing to chauffer it.
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︎ Jan 29 2021
As the cop knocked on my door, I just stayed in complete silence. He then knocked again. Determined not to give myself away, I just stayed still.
Cop: "Do you think I am stupid ? I can see you through the window."
Mee: "You are not coming in."
Cop: "I don't want to come in. I want you to step out of your car !!"
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Just wondering, do you think it's alright for me to start drinking as soon as the kids are in school..
..or am I just a terrible Teacher ?
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︎ Apr 15 2021
I just spent three hours chasing all the water fowl out of my yard...
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︎ Apr 17 2021
9yo shared this one with me: What do you call a cow who just had a baby?
De-calf-inated!
Edit: it's been pointed out some people pronounce calf as cΔlf, so its taking a second. Pronounce it like decaffeinated coffee.
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︎ Feb 24 2021
This one is just cute
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︎ Apr 15 2021
Just got a PS5 for my son.
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︎ Mar 23 2021
Thatβs just plumb funny.
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︎ Apr 20 2021
Once again I've entered the annual tightest hat competition in our town, this year I'm just hoping..
..that I can pull it off.
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︎ Apr 01 2021
My parents always pushed me to get a big job. So i worked at a soda company just to sprite them.
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︎ Apr 23 2021
Iβve just bought a Van Gogh coffee table... I know itβs genuine because . . .
it has a bit of veneer missing.
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︎ Apr 17 2021
I just bought thousands of shares in a cattle ranch.
Which makes me a major steak holder.
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︎ Apr 22 2021
Just gonna leaf this here
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︎ Jan 11 2021
The inventor of Velcro just died.
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My wife asked me if I could sing all the songs from the Shrek soundtrack. I said "No, just some."
"... BODY once told me..."
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︎ Mar 30 2021
What is the difference between a dirty bus stop and a lobster that just got a boob job?
One is a crusty bus station and the other is a busty crustacean
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︎ Apr 19 2021
When 2 things just work together perfectly they're a
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︎ Apr 05 2021
Just went camping last night. It was in-tents.
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︎ Apr 25 2021
I just read that someone in London gets stabbed every 52 seconds.
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︎ Apr 14 2021
Just realised itβs Pancake Day....
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︎ Feb 16 2021
I just learned the past tense of remove!
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︎ Mar 05 2021
The CEO of IKEA was just elected Prime Minister in Sweden.
He should have his cabinet together by the end of the week.
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︎ Apr 12 2021
My 6 year old just told me this joke... What's stronger than a fortune cookie?
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My deaf wife just told me "We need to talk."
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