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The conversation with my 8 year old that wrecked my best dad joke
Last week my daughter asked why the chicken crossed the road and I gave her my go-to punchline. She stared at me and said "dad, that joke is older than your phone." Then she asked if the chicken was trying to get better cell reception on the other side. I sat there for a solid minute realizing a kid just out-punned me on my own turf. Anyone else had a kid rewrite their joke book without asking permission first?
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park.iris2d ago
My own kid told me the other day that my puns are "dad level minus infinity," which apparently is worse than regular dad jokes. Guess I need to update my material before I get demoted to grandpa jokes before I even hit 40. At least your daughter gave you a decent punchline upgrade out of the deal.
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paul_morgan2d ago
Man, I got roasted by my 12 year old the other day when I tried to pull the ol' "I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV" line. She just looked at me and said "dad, you work at a car parts store." Kids have zero mercy.
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