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Dad jokes are a touchy subject: some people adore them while others think they’re the lowest form of humor. Most of us are guilty of telling a dad joke or two every once a while, but we’ve got nothing on the Dad Says Jokes Instagram account that is dedicated entirely to posting dad jokes. With more than 1.9 million loyal followers on Instagram, you could even say it’s… the daddy of all dad joke social media accounts. [Accepts Nobel Peace Prize for the corniest joke of the year.]

We’ve collected some of the punniest Dad Jokes dad jokes, so scroll down, enjoy, remember to tell us which ones were your faves, and share them with your friends if you know they’re feeling down. If you’re still craving some cheesy humor, have a look through Bored Panda’s previous list about Dad Says Jokes right here.

The National Post claims that the very first recorded use of the term “dad joke” happened in 1987 when Jim Kalbaugh, a columnist with the Gettysburg Times, wrote: “As we approach Father’s Day, I would like to propose that ‘Dad’ Jokes not be banned. They should be revered, preserved.” Kalbaugh got his wish because the internet is keeping the dad joke genre alive and well.

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Comedian Paul Seven told the National Post that nowadays humor is all about instant gratification and avoiding insulting anybody. According to him, dad jokes have no social commentary, no agenda, no political material—they’re as neutral as can be.

That’s because they rely on puns. “It’s a genre most kids grow up with and can relate to, no matter where they are from. It requires no cultural know-how, no knowledge of social trends, or world updates,” Seven says.

“Dad jokes take the audience away from everything awful to something so neutral and inoffensive, without even trying. You don’t have to think and no one gets hurt. I think we’re tired of turning on CNN and watching the absolute nightmare that is the reality around the world. And then you go on Twitter and you read about dad puns,” the comedian explained the beauty of dad jokes and how they help us unwind.

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In his opinion, comedy and humor should be about “healing” and making people feel better about themselves, not putting someone else down for a quick laugh. And dad jokes are perfect for this role. After all, the worst they can do is make us cringe.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women's faults are many but men have only two. Everything they say and everything they do. (Please don't think I'm ignorant enough to actually believe this. It's just a funny ditty.)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol, took me a minute. 'Cause people sneeze differently in different languages.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of my favourite joke. A woman is crying at a funeral. A man walks up to her and softly says. "I'm sorry, may I say a word to you?" - "Sure." - "Plethora." - "Thank you! That means a lot!"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My granddad mixed up the names of his first son, in the register his names are Alfred Erich, but he is baptized Erich Alfred...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of the guy who said on the McDonald's drive thru his name was Stephen with a "ph." At the top of his order receipt, the person had written "Phteven." :-)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why people shouldn't try to change things especially when it sounds the same

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My uncle has never been able to pronounce the letter R so I have cousins named Qwiz and Hewey. But it was meant to be Kris and Youri. Being a shy young man my uncle didn't want to admit this for his first son and was to drunk to mention it with the second. My aunt has forgiven him after getting it right the third time...their daughter Pamela.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the first one I giggled at . . . . I suppose it could really happen

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Marlene Ricker
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My late father-in-law actually had a girls name for his middle time because his Dad was drunk when he registered the name.and misspelled it. All the children in my father's family spelled their last name differently. Grandpa was Ukrainian and didn't write or speak English. He just told the registration people what the name was and they spelled it how they thought it sounded.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the registration people don't know how to do the job properly. They should have had him spell it on paper.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once I tried to send hi guys but autocorrect changed it to hey ugly sticks

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I, for one, don't like to cut corners, so I will apply to be a surgeon. But, come to think of it, I'm a little sad by nature and would like to do something uplifting, so I might also apply to be an elevator conductor. But then again, I hate it when people go off the rails, so I think will just go back to my old job as a train conductor.

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