'Premium Dad Jokes' is a Facebook page dedicated to the art of cheesy, pun-filled humor. With 735,000 followers, it regularly delivers concentrated doses of cringe that make you groan, but at the same time, the page's lightheartedness can also put a smile on your face. A perfect combo to get into the mood for the upcoming weekend. Some people might dismiss dad jokes as uncool or outdated, but their enduring popularity suggests that there is something endearing about them. So continue scrolling and let's see if you can find it!
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Swearbirds! We Don't Know This Charity...but I'm Sure They Have At Least 1 Swearbird!
No More Going To The Dispensary Before Labeling Spices
Interestingly, dad jokes might actually be good for kids.
Marc Hye-Knudsen, a researcher of humor and lab manager at Aarhus University’s Cognition and Behavior Laboratory in Denmark, wrote in the British Psychological Society's journal that they are important to help the little ones learn to accept that embarrassment.
"At first blush, fathers’ more aggressive style of physical play and their teasing style of humor with their children might seem cruel, but that would be missing the point," Hye-Knudsen explained. "By continually pushing and challenging their children, fathers’ style of rough-and-tumble play supports their children’s physical and cognitive development in important ways while teaching them to regulate their behaviors and emotions."
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Great Idea!
"Ideally, fathers’ rougher style of joking fulfills a similar function: by teasingly striking at their children’s egos and emotions without teetering over into bullying, fathers build their children’s resilience and train them to withstand minor attacks and bouts of negative emotion without getting worked up or acting out, teaching them impulse control and emotional regulation," the researcher said.
In light of this, Hye-Knudsen thinks it is worth considering dad jokes as a pedagogical tool that may serve a beneficial function for the very children who roll their eyes at them.
Ouch
No Pain, No Gain
Lucky
"Telling their children jokes that are so bad that they’re embarrassing, fathers may push their children’s limits for how much embarrassment they can handle," Hye-Knudsen said.
"They show their children that embarrassment isn’t fatal. For a child who is approaching or has entered adolescence, which appears to be a sensitive period for sociocultural processing, this is an immensely valuable lesson. In this sense, dad jokes may have a positive ... effect, toughening up the kids who are begrudgingly exposed to them."
Makes Sense
I doubt she could have made that "standwich" in less than a minute. Look at the time the text were sent
Genius!
The "opened window" looks lovely and restful. Mindfulness? Only thing missing is a cozy bed 🛌😴
It's True
For this reason, Hye-Knudsen suggests that dad jokes are perfectly suited to our era. "In contemporary Western culture, which rewards individualism over traditional conformity, it’s a boon to be able to withstand the short-term embarrassment that comes from violating social norms in order to stand by one’s authentic self despite external social pressure."
This Made Me Laugh Way Too Hard!
Cute
Yeah It Does!
Too true! I wonder... what do other colors taste like? edit: this comment got a LOT more replies and upvotes than I expected. I upvoted all your replies
The Worthy Will Know...this Is A Horse
"Dad jokes resemble the rough-and-tumble play that fathers have instinctively been moved to engage their children in since before the dawn of our species, without knowing the important function that such roughhousing plays in their children’s development," the researcher continued.
"Among non-human primates, fathers also love playing rough with their offspring. While dad jokes are ideally suited to [contemporary life] and the distinctly modern father figure, the phenomenon thus builds on inclinations that go back literally millions of years."
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But For Real
The term dad joke made it into the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2019 with the definition, “a wholesome joke of the type said to be told by fathers with a punchline that is often an obvious or predictable pun or play on words and usually judged to be endearingly corny or unfunny.”
And thanks to pages like 'Premium Dad Jokes', the best ones will live on the internet for future generations as well.
And Weigh The Same As A Duck!
Great Idea
Those Kids Will Now Have To Watch The Die Hard Series Of Great Christmas Movies
Awkward
Did you know? The pool on the Titanic is still full of water after all this time!
Could Be Cookies. Could Be Sewing Supplies
Haha
Haha
Truth
Mocktopus
C'mon, People!
WELL WHO MADE IT SO THAT I COULDN'T PROPERLY DIGEST THE ANIMAL MILK, HUH?!
Truth
Haha
Omg
Lol
Then Later Find Out It Wasn't The Bolt You Needed To Loosen
Just Wanted To Air It Out
Indeed
"They Still Have Some Life Left In 'Em!"
"Just To Make Sure It's There"
Yesss
Yep!
Right... I Meant To Do That
Oh...that's Nice!
Hahahaha
Nah man, see me? I'm a WILD cat. Come and go when I please. Yah, that kush job is cool, but are you free though? Like, truly free?
I’d Pay Good Money To Watch Two Rival Dads Square Off In The Mowing And BBQ Olympics
How Embarrassing
They Can Really Spread Out
Boots With The Fur
Logical
Perfect. No Notes
Dually Noted!
Fascinating
This Is Me
This Concludes Today's Geography Lesson
I Actually Love Stupid Dogs. They Are Easier To Teach
Seat's Taken!
Right?!
Haha
Igloo
Obo
So Helpful
If It Don't Fit Don't Faucet
Perfect
Lol
Poor Gary
For Real
Lol
I Had To Say This Out Loud To Really Appreciate It
And Maybe Get A Ride Back To The Station!
Living Their Best Life
Hahahaha
At Least He Knows What Lol - Lot's Of Love Is
*boop*
Nailed It!
When The City Tries To Save Money And Orders From Wish
We're Here To Serve
Amen
Lol
Well... Not Anymore. Thanks Dawn!
Fact
The Irony
Hotdigity Dog!
Awkward
Nice!
"Hello, I'm Here To Talk To You About My Body's Extended Warranty"
Truth
They might just mean it doesn't contain animal products like milk though (which is used in mashed potatoes where i come from)
Yuck
Why??
Facts
Awkward
I firmly believe that Christmas in July is just when you manage to find all the presents you stuck in a "safe place"
Polka Hole
Genius
I Laughed Way Too Loud!
Yess
Lol
Every Married Man!
Lol
Yep
Lol
Legendary
I remember 2 days ago looking at page 504 of a text book and was having trouble getting it to stay the right way and joked "504 error, page not found."
He Knew
I feel like there's another issue if you can't survive two days without alcohol
This Makes Sense
Not For Sweet Rolls
We Know What That Means
I'm Glad We've Got That Finally Figured Out
So Much Worse
Where Are The Fact Checkers When You Need Them. Misinformation!
Builds Character
Don't Scream. It Will Sense Weakness And Summon The Rest Of The Set
The Chalupa Was Good, But I Was Pretty Chilly With No Clothes
Seriously
Yesss
No Cap
Noooooo
Oh Broth'er! Noodleless To Say, That Was A Souper Groaner!
I C What You Did There
Dogs Chase Cars, Men Watch Helicopters. It's Hardwired
A Little Mud Will Make It Look Beautiful
Lol
Captchas Really Are Getting Hard
Truth
Hahahahaha
For Real!
Ooof
On a personal family note, the "Dad" in "Dad Jokes" actually refers to my father. Practitioners of this art form strive to equal the exquisite painfulness of his humor, but it's like trying to race past infinity.
Dads are usually paying most, if not all, of the bills. It's easy to spend money when you didn't earn it.
On a personal family note, the "Dad" in "Dad Jokes" actually refers to my father. Practitioners of this art form strive to equal the exquisite painfulness of his humor, but it's like trying to race past infinity.
Dads are usually paying most, if not all, of the bills. It's easy to spend money when you didn't earn it.