Did your dad entertain you with corny jokes, the kind that are only suitable for groans and eye rolls?
How about this one - Did you hear about the dad who invented knock-knock jokes? He won the no-bell prize.
My dad used to tell jokes like the one above all the time. I thought they were just about the dumbest jokes I'd ever heard.
I've become like my dad.
I told a couple of my grand kids yesterday, "If you ever need an ark, I Noah guy." They stared at me for a moment or two and then said, "I get it." Then one of them corrected me, "Papa, it's 'I know a guy'." Why didn't I see that?
Here's the thing - neither of the grand kids laughed at my joke. Which, apparently, makes it a great dad joke!
I understand the rule is that if your kids or grand kids laugh at a dad joke, it must never be told again. But doesn't that go against the whole idea of joke-telling, that you want people to laugh or put a smile on their face?
Nevertheless, I am not defeated. I've got 364 days to find more really bad (dad) jokes and puns - that make me laugh!
