Dad Jokes

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This is a community for sharing those cheesy “dad” jokes that invoke an eye roll or chuckle.

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Clean jokes only please. If you cannot tell this joke to a 5-year-old, you probably shouldn’t post it here. Please post edgier jokes to [email protected]
Must post text, image (e.g., meme), or direct link. Do not post external links that cannot be viewed directly from the community (e.g., link to joke website, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
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Please post edgier jokes to the new Uncle Jokes community (self.dadjokes)

submitted 11 months ago by loopy to c/dadjokes

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I just updated the sidebar. As a rule of thumb, if you cannot tell this joke to a 5-year-old, you should probably post it to the new community [email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Freaking THANK YOU.

The whole concept of a "dad joke" exists because dads realize they probably shouldn't be telling sexualized jokes to small children and adjust their humor accordingly. They are inherently family friendly.

I'm baffled that the r. mods even let it be up for discussion.

[–] exit -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dunno. Always seemed straightforward to me. That community consists of millions of people and necessitated a broader view of the dadjoke definition than a single cultural or geographical view.

People who didn't want to view NSFW jokes could simply not open them. In theory everyone could have the experience they wanted and work with the definition of dadjoke they wanted. I was always puzzled by the people who opened NSFW jokes just to be offended. Like don't open them?

I guess the nice thing about Lemmy is you can have both "dadjokes" community views via different servers - and again the users can have the experience they desire as long as they choose to.

[–] elbarto777 7 points 11 months ago

Dad jokes are jokes that dads tell their kids. They're silly and harmless in nature. Of course every rule has its exceptions, but that's what they are. Exceptions. A barrage of NSFW jokes therefore goes against the spirit of what a dad joke is.