Dad Jokes

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This is a community for sharing those cheesy “dad” jokes that invoke an eye roll or chuckle.

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Clean jokes only please. If you cannot tell this joke to a 5-year-old and they can understand, you probably shouldn’t post it here. Please post edgier jokes to: !unclejokes@lemmy.world
Adult topics with which to be cautious or avoided: drugs, sex, death, racism.
Must post text, image (e.g., meme), or direct link. Do not post external links that cannot be viewed directly from the community (e.g., link to joke website, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
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Missing the simpler times (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by 64bithero@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world

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[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lately that's true but it wasn't always. Early on in the subreddit there was a lot more diversity. Dad joke just meant a kind of play on words (or ideas), not necessarily a pun. I miss that.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

puns are play on words.

[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

But puns aren't the only kind.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

yeah I mean the classic hi whoever im dad is not a pun but this meme is nothing at all like a dad joke.