These Dads Just Couldn’t Hold Back Their Jokes

Dads just have to make dad jokes. It's an unwritten rule of life. Once your partner bears children, you immediately start seeing puns at every turn.

All of the dads on this list have really great comedic instincts. They never miss an opportunity to make a good joke. Keep reading to see them in action—and keep track of how many times you groan. These dads will do anything to make their kids (or anyone) laugh.

It Finally Happened

chicken next to chicken crossing sign
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Photo Credit: ThadCastlePhD / Reddit

This dad stopped on the side of the road to take a picture of a chicken next to a chicken crossing sign.

I guess we finally have the answer to that age-old question.

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A Clogged Toilet

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Well, this is a classic dad joke if we've ever seen one.

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I don't know where this dad even found a wooden clog in a public bathroom, but we admire the dedication.

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He Pulled Over For This

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This dad was on a super long road trip, but when he saw this sign, he had to pull over and take a picture in front of it.

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I think it was worth it.

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Some Brown E's

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This dad told his kids that there was a fresh pan of brownies in the kitchen.

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They ran down only to see this pan of brown E's. Nice prank, Dad.

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Stabbed Caesar

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This dad decided to make his classic Caesar salad dressing a little bit more...dramatic.

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I really hope that the bottle was expired or something, otherwise that's a real waste of dressing.

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She Needs More Sodium

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Reddit user elliandjelly posted this photo online along with the caption:

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"My doctor told me to increase my sodium intake. So my dad sent me a four-pound rock salt lick."

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An Empty Drawer

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This Reddit user asked his dad for $10 for gas. His dad said, "Sure, it's in the top left drawer of my computer desk." Thanks, Dad.

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That drawer doesn't even have a bottom.

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The Last Straw

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This is how dads protest. Sometimes you have to use humor to disarm your enemy.

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This dad got creative with his protest sign. I still don't know what his cause is, though. Save the turtles, maybe?

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He Got Bit

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This toilet seat has a crack in it, and that crack "bit" a surprised dad when he sat down on it.

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Dad left a warning sign so others know to be wary.

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Even In The Darkest Of Times

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This dad decided to make quarantine a little bit more bearable for everyone by posting dad jokes on his lawn every day.

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He kept this going for a whole year. That's a lot of jokes.

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The Look On Their Faces

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Reddit user Tio76 posted this photo online along with the caption, "I needed my wife and daughters to smile during a photoshoot, so I told a dad joke."

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It looks like his plan worked.

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A Dad Made This Sign

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I guess a dad works at this plant nursery. That's the only explanation for the pun on this sign.

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Honestly, this joke is pretty clever. It makes me really want to buy some flowers.

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A Mouse Trap

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I would bet you a million dollars that it was a dad who put this old computer mouse in this mousetrap.

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It must have been an old dad because the mousetrap also looks pretty old.

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Always Room For Humor

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This dad isn't going to miss an opportunity to make a good joke even if we're in the middle of a global pandemic.

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Fart jokes are always funny, no matter the circumstance.

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The Perfect Lower-Back Tattoo

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Well, this dad really committed to his dad joke. That is a permanent tattoo.

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I wonder if he's ever gotten anyone to kiss his behind just because of that tattoo.

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A Dad Wrote This Fortune

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It must have been a dad who wrote the fortune in this fortune cookie. Who else would come up with a pun this lame?

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Maybe this dad really likes geometry or something.