We asked you for your best dad jokes. Here are 39 of them.
The Washington Post • • entertainment
Key Points:
- A recent study analyzed 32,000 dad jokes from the subreddit r/dadjokes to understand what makes them funny.
- The research, published as a preprint and not yet peer-reviewed, identified a consistent structure in the most highly rated dad jokes.
- The funniest dad jokes often use puns, literalization of idioms, and pedantic humor to entertain and tease children.
- This study highlights the surprisingly complex science behind the humor of simple, G-rated dad jokes.
