🔤 Wordplay
I just found out I'm colorblind.
The diagnosis came completely out of the purple.
Why This Joke Works
'Out of the blue' means unexpectedly, but swapping 'blue' for 'purple' reveals the narrator's colorblindness — they literally can't tell blue from purple. The joke rewards anyone who catches that the color mix-up itself IS the punchline.
🎤 How to Tell This Joke
Say it casually and earnestly, like you genuinely think you got the idiom right. The humor compounds when people need a second to realize why purple is wrong.
Perfect for:
- •When someone asks if you've noticed anything odd about their outfit colors
- •At an eye doctor's appointment with a good-humored optometrist
- •When describing something unexpected that happened at a paint store
💡 Did You Know?
The world record for most jokes told in one hour is 549, but quality beats quantity — a single well-timed dad joke can outperform a whole comedy set.
← Previous joke
What did the drummer call his twin daughters?
Next joke →Why can't you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom?
More Jokes Like This
I don't trust people who do acupuncture.
They're back stabbers.
I told my doctor I broke my arm in two places.
He told me to stop going to those places.
I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant.
But then I changed my mind.
My doctor said I was going deaf.
That was hard to hear.
To the person who stole my glasses:
I will find you. I have contacts.
Want More Dad Jokes?
We've got 2,000+ dad jokes across 20 categories. Find your next favorite.