Do you know what the best thing about becoming a father is? I'm getting the dad joke pass.
It doesn't matter if you have a baby on the way and need to learn some quickly or simply roll your eyes; there’s a lame joke for every father, and the crew at The Dad knows it.
They have been tweeting all of the popular dad sayings, perfectly describing all of our fathers along the way.
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Universal Dad Saying
And the office version where you leave for the day and come back to pick up something you forgot: "good morning! The night went so fast!"
"Kids are the ultimate tweet fodder and that's a universal truth," Joel Willis, the Executive Editor for The Dad, told Bored Panda. "I keep a notepad on my phone and write down the crazy things they say or the hundreds of situations every day that make me say WTF."
"For the 'Dads love' series, I just think about the classic silly jokes we all cringe at when dads say them, but ultimately we find ourselves saying once we become the funny dads ourselves. There's a massive wealth of material there."
However, he isn't the only one working on them. The Dad team has talented creators located all over the place, from NYC to Australia, and they contribute as well. "The team has dozens more of these already written that we'll tweet over time. The world can't handle that much of the best dad jokes all at once. But you haven't seen the end of this series."
But 'Dads love' isn't the only thing they're creating. "I'm most proud of the huge range the brand has. We'll do a ridiculous olive oil prank and follow that with authentic stories about fatherhood. We'll create a viral video called AphukenbrakE and also give $500 each month to dads doing great things."
The One About Police Sirens
Or by grabbing your collar and shouting "He's Here! Ive got him!" "Get off Dad I'm 28"
my dad did this too me whern I was litle and for a period of time I was scared of cop, like even talking too them.
Having been a police officer that is the worst thing you can tell your child. If something awful happened you have reinforced their fear of going to a police officer they might see, they won't speak up.
I think tone makes all the difference here. This kind of joke never made me fear the police, but I have heard parents telling misbehaving children they'll "get a policeman to come and take them away" in a threatening tone. This might really cause fear and distrust of the police, but I don't think we need to worry about the dad jokes :)
Load More Replies...haha I actually do that to my kids. Guess its not just a dad thing
Joel himself has two kids. "My daughter is 9 and my son is 7. They are the best. Non-stop laughs (except when they're whining) and an endless source of meme fodder," he said. "For real, they are so much smarter, funnier, and generally more well-balanced than I will ever be."
"A good dad does the best he can to improve things for his kids, his family, and the community. A good dad makes mistakes, because we all do. Eventually kids grow up and realize that their dad wasn't a superhero after all, but rather a flawed individual trying his best like everyone else. A good dad is someone whose family still looks up to him despite that."
About Spending Wisely
I say that to customers when they get a nickel back in change! lol
Whenever I would have a school book fair my mom would give me the money because my dad would give me like 10$ and tell me not to use it all
Also used to demean women very often by husband's who make a lot of money. This line originally comes from a mysoginistic patriarchal society. Delete***
Dad Sayings
I have like serious issues with this. my dance instructor has it literally painted on the wall because of me.
That's what my dancing teacher says when we mix up right and left leg movements/order again xD
That's stupid... Not only dads... But anyone really. Ugh.. Bored panda this is rediculous so far and it's among me upset, not smile
we get it. Everybody should frown at this because you want us to.....
Load More Replies...The One About Free Stuff
I hated it when people said this when I was a cashier. I usually responded with "nope. I have another way to enter the barcode!"
Same! I hated it! Luckily it did not happen often in my case.
Load More Replies...A lot of people say that it's just small talk during awkward situation I normally smile and say sorry I cant
Umm I say that and I'm totally not a dad. I also use to be a cashier and customers of all sorts would say this.
Also from a mysoginistic background where the male paid for everything and women's items were not priced... And men had to decide what it was worth for their wives. I'm hating this so far.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT!! What country is that? Why are you so b****y
Load More Replies...I say this deliberately, then laugh. Then cashier laughs too. Often. Honest , lol.
Because A Hello Just Wouldn't Work
I’m 48. I have doing this since I was a kid (corded, rotary, wall mounted phone). Freaked me out to hear Homer Simpson do it in the 90’s (Hey, that’s what I say!) and even weirder that it’s still a ‘thing’ in the 20-teens. Damn, I’m old.XD Oh, and the the emphasis is on the Y not the L...”Yyyyyello...?”
If I call someone & they say that, I always say " green, blue, red"! lol They go " WHAT?"
My brother does this every single time he picks up the phone, no matter who is calling.
once my dad answered my mom's phone and said hello in a weird voice, turns out it was my mom's job and the lady on the phone was all freaked out about it.
Yep, I've adopted the Sterling Archer "MmmmmmYello?" - mostly for unidentified callers and suspected telmarketers
On The Good Old Days
Not my dad. He'll stay silent and just (attempt) to repair it. A knife. A pen. A broken slipper. A thread.
You my dad too my glasses break boom he takes out the super glue sayin I ain’t payin for new ones!
Load More Replies...I don't think this is specifically a "dad" thing. Lots of people say this.
My dad says that he wants to "hit that gross thing with a sledgehammer and throw it out the window" :)
WE GET IS KEROLOS YOU CANT RELATE WE DIDNT ASK
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I didn't know there was an equivalent of that phrase in my native language: ¿Cuanto es el daño? Lol
my dad has a game called "Who has the most expensive mean?" Lol
Always Hoping For Better
My dad would always insist there’s not going to be a better parking spot and we end up passing several on our walk into the store.
Omg! My husband does that. I tell him I see an open spot closer, and he says, "Nah. This one will do." He makes me so mad!
Load More Replies...My dad hates a close parking spot because he's afraid someone will bang up the doors
Not all.... I am so happy to find a close one and I prefer to walk the rest of the way
My husband has a problem where he will literally park at the first parking spot he see that’s like a mile away from where we are going and will turn to me and ask if this is good but I don’t want to sound rude so I just say yes
Universal Dad Sayings
8 say that and my dad never said that in front of me and I'm not a dad..
The One About Blocking The View
how weird is that we use the same phrase in Russian? Like word for word. Now I'm wondering where it came from
Load More Replies...In Brazil is common: "Carne de burro não é transparente" - "Donkey's meat is not transparent" also.
In Honduras is "La Carne de Burro no es Transparente" = Donkey meat is not transparent
That's How Dads Communicate
Dad Sayings
even if it was the first place it would theraticaly be the last if you think of it?
Donald is trying to get negative votes
Load More Replies......because if you kept looking after you found it, that would be weird. Mitch Hedberg pointed that out, I think.
This doesn't apply if you are looking for your glasses while you are wearing them!
The One About Gas Prices
Goes like this: Dad: holy shiz look at that Me: too much or too little Dad: what the f**k dammmmmmmmmmnnnnn Me: too little Dad: no why the c**p is the gas price so f***ing high
Lol, my dad and a friend’s dad we’re just talking about gas prices! You know, how California’s prices are CRAZY compared to Nevada.....
My parents do this, and feel personally offended if the gas price is higher (which it always is where I live), it's beyond annoying. Also, they happily drive to the other end of the city if there's a gas station with 3 cent cheaper gas.
My grandma used to do that. She would also drive 15 miles out of the way to save 5 cents on a can of tuna. And then she would lecture me about not wasting money on sanitary pads.
Load More Replies...Teaching Things
Just found out: how you play is one person (most likely the dad) throws an entire deck of cards on the floor, and the other player (most likely the child) must pick the cards up. It’s normally played as a prank 🤣
Load More Replies...The Frustration
oh my dad loves buying things that are just a bit too expensive, my moms the budgeter in the family
Ultimate Dad Joke
This one is my boss, he LOVES that joke, that, and if you can't be good, be good at it or name it after me...smh
Dad Sayings
Now that I have experienced the genuine horror of bedbugs, I never, ever say this.
Nightie, nightie, sleepie tightie, don't-y let the bed bugs bite-y, if they do squeeze them tightie, on the inside of your nightie.
Ours was: Good night. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite. If they bite, bite 'em back. Night, night.
Load More Replies...Haha in my country it is wish for good night "Ať tě blechy štípou celou noc" = "Let fleas bite you all night."
We say this in New Zealand even though they are rare in NZ. Occassionally someone accidentally brings them in from overseas but they seem to sort them out pretty quick.
Dad Jokes
Yeah, my dad did that a lot. Now I do it to my kids. They never do it tho.
Yeah my dad doesn't do that to me. Maybe because I'm the daughter.
Lame Jokes
As a waitress I fully aid and abet this, "Yeah, he called the manager before ya'll came. You get to do the dishes!" Awesome when the kid believes!
Frugal Dads
Omg lmfao! I had no idea this was a universal dad thing. My dad has made me do this for over 30 years and now I make my fiancé do it
as a gag gift, my grandparents got my dad a 12-pack of paper towels, but it turns out he loves paper towels (?) and so gets one every year
Walking Weather App
Universal Dad Sayings
My dad does this all the time. He even says "tag you're it" on the next call.
Something To Be Proud Of
Every Dad Says This
My dad is more normal and says allah maeana.
Load More Replies...Mine did too, because he would joke about me being Freddie Mercury reincarnated (I didn't believe it)
Load More Replies...If you can't be good be careful instead of goodbye. Or Slicker than snot on a door k**b. Miss him
Why did the blind man fall in the well? Because he couldn't see that well.
Dad jokes are so bad they're good. My father knew that and told us those jokes all the time.
Load More Replies...I'm a dad and I say almost none of these. Maybe it's what our dads say as opposed to what new dads say. I am a fairly new dad, so maybe it hasn't kicked in yet. Should probably give it some time... like that time I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I was tripping all day.
Have an upvote, kid. Not sure what’s going on here...
Load More Replies...What about the one where they'll go "What?" after you make a hearing loss comment?
I wear a hearing aid and have trouble hearing in some environments - I can tell you this joke never gets old with some people.
Load More Replies...Dads (Men) will always say “Well, that’s not going anywhere” after securing any kind of load to a vehicle.
If I ever tell my dad that I’m “just chilling,” he ALWAYS says “don’t freeze!” Lol
My dad routinely says "I'm not telling you what to do, but..." before telling me what to do. He also asks me if I've seen Stranger Things (or any other program) at least 800 times per week, regardless of my answer.
My dad's old toaster on wheels (a van that was basically shaped like... well, you get the idea) had some kind of defect where you could actually take the keys out of the ignition and shut the engine off while driving. His favorite gag was to wait until we were within a safe coasting distance from our parking space, and then pull the keys out and hand it to either me or my sister (whichever of us happened to be riding shotgun). "Here, hold these."
Why did the blind man fall in the well? Because he couldn't see that well.
Dad jokes are so bad they're good. My father knew that and told us those jokes all the time.
Load More Replies...I'm a dad and I say almost none of these. Maybe it's what our dads say as opposed to what new dads say. I am a fairly new dad, so maybe it hasn't kicked in yet. Should probably give it some time... like that time I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I was tripping all day.
Have an upvote, kid. Not sure what’s going on here...
Load More Replies...What about the one where they'll go "What?" after you make a hearing loss comment?
I wear a hearing aid and have trouble hearing in some environments - I can tell you this joke never gets old with some people.
Load More Replies...Dads (Men) will always say “Well, that’s not going anywhere” after securing any kind of load to a vehicle.
If I ever tell my dad that I’m “just chilling,” he ALWAYS says “don’t freeze!” Lol
My dad routinely says "I'm not telling you what to do, but..." before telling me what to do. He also asks me if I've seen Stranger Things (or any other program) at least 800 times per week, regardless of my answer.
My dad's old toaster on wheels (a van that was basically shaped like... well, you get the idea) had some kind of defect where you could actually take the keys out of the ignition and shut the engine off while driving. His favorite gag was to wait until we were within a safe coasting distance from our parking space, and then pull the keys out and hand it to either me or my sister (whichever of us happened to be riding shotgun). "Here, hold these."
