Dad Jokes

Father’s Day is here. Must be time for some “dad jokes.” Those of you in the know know that “dad jokes” aren’t jokes about dads. They’re jokes told by dads.  And they’re “an obvious or predictable pun or play on words and usually judged to be endearingly corny or unfunny.” This definition comes from Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large of Merriam-Webster.  So, without further ado…

 

Why don’t you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom? The P is silent.

Termite walks into a bar and asks, “Is the bar tender here?”

What does the buffalo tell his son in the morning? Bye, son!

I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. I wonder what’ll come first.

Did you get a hair cut? No, I got all of them cut!

 

Credit for all goes to Scott Simon from his Weekend Edition piece posted Saturday on NPR’s website.

 

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Got a favorite “dad joke?” C’mon, spill.

You’ve got nothing to lose but your self respect.

 

Some great father-son pix from NPR, here.   And also from AVW:

 

 

 

But wait…  That’s not all! See this bonus This Day in History content:

 

On this day in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour & cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success…

 

Hmmmm. Fathers Day and First Roller Coaster:  Coincidence?

I think not!