• @groucho
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      910 days ago

      I became a dad late (around middle age) and was telling dad jokes way before that. My theory is it’s less about becoming a father and more about getting older and just wanting to annoy people for my own amusement.

    • El Barto
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      410 days ago

      Please expand. I’ll never be a father, but I’m curious.

      Or are you referring to dad jokes?

      • @mouth_brood@lemmy.one
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        710 days ago

        It’s more about not really caring if the person you’re telling the joke to finds it funny and more about amusing yourself

        • @Num10ck@lemmy.world
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          210 days ago

          thats true for puns and quick wit, but theres also a new obligation to keep it clean and you have to keep the offensive filth internal.