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What is a Dad Joke?

A dad joke is a type of joke that dads usually make, and most of the time, these jokes tend to be on the corny or lame side. There are many ways to tell dad jokes. They can come in the form of a short joke, a pun, or as a question and answer.

People who tell dad jokes want to either make you laugh or want you to groan in frustration! It pays to have a really good sense of humor to appreciate dad jokes! And let’s be honest bad jokes are awesome dad jokes!

Terrible Dad Jokes

The secret to a successful terrible dad joke is to deliver the punchline well. If you know your joke is terrible, you need to pull in your audience when you set up the joke so that when you deliver the punchline, it hits them from out of nowhere! They’ll want to kick themselves for getting suckered into terrible dad jokes!

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Of course, babies don’t want to be away from their mothers!

2. What’s the difference between an alligator and a crocodile? One you’ll see later, the other you’ll see in a while.

See you later, alligator! After a while, crocodile!

3. How do you catch a bra? With a booby trap.

Catch that bra!

4. Why did the vegetable boat sink? It was full of leeks!

The leeks were so heavy that they caused leaks in the boat!

5. What do you call a person with a briefcase in a tree? A branch manager.

Even if he was in a tree, he still looked professional.

6. Do you know where you can get chicken broth in bulk? The stock market.

Why didn’t I think of that?

7. Where did the frog go for a quick loan? The pond shop!

If frogs go to the pond shop, people go to the pawnshop!

8. How did everyone know the gardener was so excited for spring? He wet his plants!

It’s his job to water the plants!

9. How do you drink daylight? In sunglasses!

If we can actually drink daylight, it makes sense for them to be in sunglasses.

10. How much does a hipster weigh? An Instagram.

You know hipsters and Instagram go together.

11. What do cows tell each other at bedtime? Dairy tales.

Sounds like something I’ll be into!

12. Why did the octopus beat the shark in a fight? Because it was well-armed.

The octopus’ tentacles come in very handy during a fight.

13. What do you call a factory that sells passable products? A satisfactory!

Nothing’s wrong with passable products if you want to buy cheap.

14. What rock group has four men that don’t sing? Mount Rushmore.

It would be weird if a rock sculpture can sing!

15. What’s it called when you put a cow in an elevator? Raising the steaks.

This makes me hungry!

16. Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer? He couldn’t see himself doing it!

He’ll be turning down a lot of jobs if he wants to see himself doing it! Maybe he should use his imagination instead?

17. Why did the old man fall in the well? Because he couldn’t see that well!

His eyes aren’t as good as they used to be.

18. Why is it a bad idea to iron your four-leaf clover? Cause you shouldn’t press your luck.

I’ll be so happy if I can find a four-leaf clover!

19. Where do boats go when they’re sick? To the dock.

There must be a doctor for sick boats?

20. I sold my vacuum cleaner. It was just gathering dust.

I wasn’t using it. That’s why it was gathering dust!

21. Did you already hear the rumor about butter? Well, I won’t spread it!

So, we’ve got a joke about butter, where is our joke about pizza?

22. How did Harry Potter get down the hill? Walking. JK! Rowling.

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23. What food does a zombie vegetarian eat? Grains!

Does this joke taste funny to you?

24. What did the baby corn say to their mama? Where is Pop corn!

What about candy corn? We all love candy corn!

25. My hotel tried to charge me twenty dollars extra for air conditioning. That wasn’t cool.

That joke is so cool, my blood type just changed to ice.

Stupid Dad Jokes

Stupid dad jokes are fun and simple jokes where you shouldn’t think too hard trying to understand. Sometimes, these jokes can feel like riddles. You get annoyed when you find out how dumb the punchline is.

When it comes to dad jokes, there may also be times that you’ll see the punchline coming a mile away. Whatever the case is, you lose if you take dumb dad jokes seriously. Just roll with it and laugh!

Get ready to laugh or roll your eyes with these stupid dad jokes for kids! Enjoy these silly jokes!

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1. Did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut? Poor guy really needed some space.

It’s a good thing he can go to space then!

2. When is a door not really a door? When it’s really ajar.

This doesn’t make sense! A door doesn’t become a jar!

3. How many ears do space aliens have? Three: The left ear, right ear, and the final front ear!

When the aliens arrive, welcome to the new frontier!

4. I met some aliens from outer space. They were pretty down-to-earth.

It must have been nice to meet humble aliens when they came down to earth.

5. What do you get a man with the heart of a lion? A lifetime ban from the zoo.

Having the heart of a lion takes on a whole new meaning when you realize someone actually killed a lion for it!

6. A magic tractor drove down the road and turned into a field!

That’s amazing!

7. What do you do when you see a spaceman? Park in it, man

It’s hard to find a parking space!

8. Why do you never see elephants hiding in trees? Because they’re so good at it!

Of course, they don’t climb trees at all.

9. When I was a kid, my mother told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, identity theft is a crime.

That’s not what she meant!

10. Going to bed with music on gave him sound sleep.

A good night’s sleep sounds heavenly.

11. Where do military fish live? In tanks!

Makes sense!

12. Why didn’t the lion win the race? Because he was racing a cheetah.

A cheetah runs so fast!

13. I ordered a chicken and an egg online. I’ll let you know.

Which comes first? The chicken or the egg? I’ll finally know the answer to this question!

14. I didn’t want to believe that my dad was stealing from his job as a traffic cop, but when I got home, all the signs were there.

I’ve never seen so many road signs in one place!

15. I hate it when people say age is only a number, age is clearly a word.

Yes, it is!

16. Where do you learn all about ice cream? Sundae school.

Can I have all the ice cream I want in Sundae school?

17. I spent a lot of time, money, and effort childproofing my house… but the kids still get in.

I want to get a refund!

18. I was really angry at my friend Mark for stealing my dictionary. I told him, “Mark, my words!”

Why can’t he get his own dictionary? He’s marked for life in my book!

19. My wife said I was immature. So I told her to get out of my fort.

Is it immature to build a fort with blankets and pillows in the living room?

20. Want to hear a joke about construction? I’m still working on it!

The construction is ongoing!

21. How is fake noodle called? An impasta!

Laughing out loud!

22. How does Darth Vader have breakfast? By force-feeding himself.

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23.What musical instrument lives in the bathroom? A tuba toothpaste.

Can you play a power chord on it?

24. He used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on him!

Bees told me that you shouldn’t use a honeycomb for your beard. You will become sticky hair!

25. Sometimes I need expert advice. Then I start talking to myself!

That’s not arrogant, that’s called confidence!

Lame Dad Jokes

Using funny puns is one way to make lame dad jokes that will drive people crazy. Trying to figure out puns in a lame dad joke will either make you feel clever or dumb. You’ll realize that people who make up the worst dad jokes must really have a twisted sense of logic and humor!

Even if the joke is not that funny, seeing people trying to understand the punchline then realizing how lame it makes the situation a lot more hilarious!

Here’s a list of lame dad jokes for you to try out on your friends! The following jokes belong to our favorite dad jokes!

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1. Did you hear the one about the three watering holes in the ground? Well, well, well…

Well, what?

2. I cut my finger chopping cheese, but I think that I may have greater problems.

I need to have a good cheese grater.

3. I flipped a coin over an issue the other day, it was quite the toss-up.

I had to toss a coin to make a decision! It doesn’t sound so smart now that I think about it.

4. I heard that the post office was a male-dominated industry.

Why do people think that handling male is for males only?

5. Our maintenance guy lost his legs on the job. Now he’s just a handyman.

He still has his hands! Thank goodness!

6. The candle quit his job because he felt burned out.

Can you say it flamed out too?

7. I smeared some ketchup all over my eyes once. It was a bad idea in Heinz- sight.

Whatever ketchup brand you use, it’s still a bad idea!

8. My cat was just sick on the carpet. I don’t think it’s feline well.

Hope your little feline feels better soon!

9. These reversing cameras are great. Since I got one I haven’t looked back.

That’s a technology for you!

10. I can’t take my dog to the pond anymore because the ducks keep attacking him. That’s what I get for buying a pure bread dog.

Oh no! Ducks love bread! Keep your dog safe!

11. What did Cinderella say when her photos were late? Some day my prints will come!

She’s waiting for her photo prints, not a prince!

12. Why isn’t suntanning an Olympic sport? Because the best you can ever get is bronze.

I’ve never thought about getting gold or silver skin.

13. Did I tell you the time I fell in love during a backflip? I was heels over head!

I was so flexible!

14. It takes guts to be an organ donor.

Yes, you need to have guts!

15. I used to be a personal trainer. Then I gave my too weak notice.

I had to quit because I was feeling weak.

16. A cheese factory exploded in France. Da brie is everywhere!

That’s a sight to behold! Hope no one got hurt, and hope the brie cheese didn’t go to waste!

17. How does Moses make his coffee? Hebrews it.

Didn’t realize Moses was a coffee person.

18. What’s the best smelling insect? A deodor-ant.

And I thought you would say something about deodorants being made from ants!

19. Why did the pier have a short attention span? He was a boardwalk.

The pier was bored most of the time. All people did was just walk on it.

20. What does a cow use to do math? A cow-culator.

A cow-culator sounds cuter than a calculator!

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