Dad Jokes and Other Questionable Humor

Ever notice how many towns are named after their water tower?

Imagine if Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight.
There would be mass confusion.

An Irishman goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church. There's a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates. Then the priest comes in. "Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting than it used to be."
The priest replies, "Get out. You're on my side."

Kid: "Dad what's leather made from?"
Dad: "Hide".
Kid: "What?"
Dad: "Hide, a cow's outside".
Kid: "I'm not afraid of a cow."

Why are hospitals always named after dead people?
How about one that gives people hope?
Where is the Keith Richards Hospital?

What's the dumbest thing you did as a kid?
Wished I was an adult.

Today I asked my class to come up with a pair of terms that share a denotative meaning but whose connotative meanings differ.
One student came up with "butt dial" and "booty call".

I don't know who needs to hear this,
but stop trying to track that package.
It's in God's hands now.

This is a toast to ALL the Karens who are NOT "Karens".

In twenty years when kids ask about the toilet paper shortage,
I'm telling them we had to drag our butts across the lawn, in the snow, uphill both ways.

I'm still afraid to use "spaces in file names" years old.

Some call it multitasking. I call it doing something else while I try to remember what I was doing in the first place.

I just need 8 hours of alone time in the morning and then I'm ready to tackle the day.

Bike for sale?
Yes, it is.
What's the lowest you can go on it?
2 MPH. Anything lower and you'll tip over.

Letter to the editor – Ever since they installed all those big fans on the hill it's become even windier. Whose bright idea was that? I've noticed when they're off, we get a nice calm spell. Please turn them off, at least on weekends.

Due to inflation and food price increases, the 5-second rule has been extended to 10 seconds.

I'm telling my conservative cousin they are making the "Kool-Aid Man" into a "Kool-Aid They" just to watch him melt down.

Professor: You're currently failing your ethics class.
Me: *slides a $20 across the desk* How about now?

Why do we call them olives and not Greece's Pieces?

It's important to get out of the house every once in a while to remind yourself why you don't go out.

Stop, Drop, and Roll was always such a big deal as a kid, I really thought I'd be on fire more than this as an adult.

It seems like the only person who hasn't found a new job in Biden's booming economy is tRUMP.

Today marks 9 months without drinking a drop of ginger ale, Sprite, or any kind of soda or coffee! 9 months without eating bread, cake, or anything sweet. 9 months of eating only vegetables and tofu, no meat whatsoever. The change in my body has been fantastic, I feel great, I lost weight and my way of thinking is very positive… I'm looking to keep this up and go for more. Because I care!… no alcohol, eating healthy and above all, an hour of exercise every day!
I DON'T KNOW WHOSE STATUS THIS IS BUT IT SAID TO COPY AND RE-POST.

From an anonymous 5yo…
There's no school the day after Thanksgiving so everyone can poop.

They call them heated seats because rear defroster was already taken.

The number one reason America never learns from its history is that America never teaches its real history.

People who work in customer service should be allowed to fight one customer per day.

From the lockdown…

You smell great! What hand sanitizer are you wearing?

Me: This show is boring.
My boss: Again, this is a Zoom meeting.

When this virus is over I still want some of you to stay away from me.

I only eat tacos on days that end in "Y".

It's not a dad bod, it's a father figure.

A group of engineering professors were invited to fly a plane.
Right after they were comfortably seated, they were informed the plane was built by their students.
All but one got off their seats and headed frantically to the exits in maniacal panic.
The one lone professor that stayed put, calmly in his seat, was asked: "Why did you stay put?"
"I have plenty of confidence in my students. Knowing them, I for a fact can assure you this plane will never even start"

A man wants to deposit money at a Swiss bank.
"How much do you want to deposit?" asks the bank employee.
Whispers the man, "Three million."
"You can speak up," says the bank clerk. "In Switzerland, poverty is not a disgrace."

Your mama is so ugly…
The world faked a virus just to get a mask on her face.

I asked my parachute instructor what happens if it doesn't open.
He said you're jumping to a conclusion.

Tesla founder Elon Musk is originally from South Africa, which is strange.
You'd think he was from mad-at-gas-car.

What's the name of the woman who stands behind the football goal posts?
Annette.

Pete, the serial flasher was thinking of retiring soon.
But he's decided to stick it out for another year.

I'll admit it, I have a tremendous sex drive.
My girlfriend lives 110 miles away.

Two psychologists are having sex.
After they finish, one says to the other, "It was good for you. How was it for me?"

It was the first night of the newlyweds in their bridal suite and the young husband was staring out the window very intently into the starry night while his young bride was sitting patiently in bed waiting. "Aren't you coming to bed darling?" she said sexily. "Not on your life!" he replied. "My mother said this would be the most wonderful night of my life and I'm not going to miss it for anything!"

Why do nurses carry red crayons with them?
Sometimes they have to draw blood.

Don't you just hate that moment when your husband comes into the bedroom, tells a joke, and the guy in the closet starts laughing?

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Wow…

I was 25 years old when I first saw The Shining very late one night on cable in in 1983. How this film managed to fly under my radar when it was originally released in theaters is one of my life's great mysteries, because while disturbing, I loved this film. It was right up my alley.

I had been unable to sleep that night, so I thought that getting out of bed and watching some television might help. The apartment complex I was living in at the time had recently gotten cable and were providing it (along with one or or two premium channels) to the residents at no charge.

Never having had cable before, I'd already been shocked by seeing fully exposed breasts on my small television (Galaxina), but I was totally unprepared for the horror that was The Shining.

Needless to say, sitting on the floor and watching it in a dark, quiet apartment all by myself left me shook. (Especially since my friends and I were into the whole New Age/Spirit Guides thing at the time.)

While I know the film was only tangentially faithful to the source material, it remains one of my favorite films. Judging from the number of discussions and scholarly dissertations on YouTube, I'm not the only one. People attribute all sort of wild conspiracy theories to Kubrick's film—the most notable is that it was his way of letting the world know he'd been involved in faking the Apollo Moon landings. (Yes, Virginia, the rabbit hole goes that deep.) I watched a video the other day that made the case for the entire story being in Wendy's head after a psychotic break. Not sure I get that one either, but hey…whatever.

The video above does point out the masterful (if unintended—really?!) use of music to underscore various moments in scenes and I have to say it does resonate.

If you're a fan of the film, give it a watch and let me know what you think.