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this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2026
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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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I always think it's a shame when uncle jokes seep into dad jokes. They are not the same. I wouldn't tell my under-10yo kids an uncle joke. I would tell them a dad joke. I would tell my teenage nephews and nieces an uncle joke. Uncle jokes should be in an uncle jokes community e.g. !unclejokes@lemmy.world
It'll be a shame if this community changes into smut - we get enough of that elsewhere, it's nice to have a place for clean jokes. But I guess I'm in the minority.
To me, dad jokes and uncle jokes are not just different because of themes, but for the “type” of punchline.
If a joke is about sex, but it’s a pun or otherwise groan-inducing, to me it’s still a dad joke.
When the punchline itself becomes “hehe sex”, that’s when it crosses into uncle joke territory.
I agree. I share many of these with my kid.