I tried to write a joke about fatherhood...
But it's not delivered yet!
But it's not delivered yet!
"Delivered" means both the joke being told/performed AND a baby being born — fatherhood itself begins with delivery. The joke claims to be unfinished while simultaneously functioning as a completed, clever observation about fatherhood's origin story.
Say it with the mild frustration of a writer who hasn't quite cracked it — the performance of incompleteness is what makes the finished double meaning land harder.
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Father's Day was made a national holiday in 1972, but dads have been telling bad jokes since the dawn of fatherhood itself.
Why do dads always have the TV remote?
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What do dads and clouds have in common?
When they disappear, it's a beautiful day!
My kid asked me to stop making dad jokes...
I told him I'd stop when he starts laughing. So basically never!
Why do dads always tell bad jokes?
Because the good ones are all taken — just like them!
Why did the dad cross the road?
To get to the dad joke on the other side!
I asked my dad for his best joke...
He looked at me and said, 'You're looking at it!'
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