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Dad Life jokes

The jokes dads tell about being dads: thermostats, barbecues, sandwiches and the classic "Hi hungry" reply. 12 clean favourites to share with the family.

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Dad, are we pyromaniacs?
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Yes, we arson.

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Dad, can you put my shoes on?
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No, I don't think they'll fit me.

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Dad, did you get a haircut?
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No, I got them all cut.

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Dad, make me a sandwich.
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Poof! You're a sandwich.

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What do you call a dad who fell through thin ice?
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A Pop-sicle.

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Why do dads love the thermostat?
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It's the one remote they can really control.

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What's a dad's favourite kind of pasta?
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Pop-aroni.

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Where does Dad keep his jokes?
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In the dad-a-base.

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Why is Dad so good at barbecues?
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He knows how to turn up the heat.

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Why did Dad take a fishing rod to the bank?
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He wanted to check the stream of income.

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What did Dad say about his fishing trip?
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It was reely good.

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What do you call a dad with no sense of direction?
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Lost-in-dad.

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Jokes about being a dad

Dad life jokes are the ones dads tell about themselves: the thermostat nobody else is allowed to touch, the barbecue he's guarding like a national treasure and the reply to "Hi hungry" that never gets old. Most of them follow the same trick of taking a child's ordinary question and answering it far too literally.

That literal-minded reply is the heart of the genre. "Dad, make me a sandwich" gets "Poof! You're a sandwich," and "Dad, did you get a haircut?" gets "No, I got them all cut." They're short, they work in real conversation and they're guaranteed to earn an eye-roll.

Using these jokes at home

Dad life jokes work best in the moment:

  • Wait for the setup to arrive naturally. Most of these start with "Dad, ...", so keep the reply ready for when the kids ask.
  • Use them on repeat. Kids pretend to hate the same reply every time, and secretly look forward to it.
  • Read them out as a family game: one person plays the child, one plays Dad and the first one to groan loses.

Themes you'll find here

  • Literal replies: the shoes that won't fit, the haircut and the sandwich.
  • Dad nicknames: a Pop-sicle, Pop-aroni and Lost-in-dad.
  • Dad habits: the thermostat, the barbecue and the dad-a-base where the jokes are stored.
  • Fishing trips: the stream of income at the bank and a trip that was reely good.

Keep the groaning going