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We're Gonna Rock Your Socks Off! It’s Dad Joke Time!
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Kristina shares the anatomy of a dad joke and Sara brings a plethora of dad jokes for your enjoyment. What’s your favorite dad joke?
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Transcript
Introduction to Laughing with Gingers
00:00:07
KRISTINA
Hi!
00:00:09
laughingwithgingers
Hi, thanks everyone for tuning into Laughing with Ginger's.
00:00:13
KRISTINA
The podcast for two feisty redheads with loud laughs, share crazy stories, play games, and spread silliness. Enjoy.
00:00:20
laughingwithgingers
That crazy little Ms. Frazzle over there is my co-host on the Laughing with Ginger's podcast, Christina Curry.
00:00:27
KRISTINA
Ms. Frizzle, isn't that the school bus, magic school bus teacher?
00:00:31
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, but you're Ms. Frazzle.
00:00:32
KRISTINA
I am Ms. Frazl. Thank you, Sarah Ellipin, AKA Prankster Monk, and my co-hosts of Laughing with Chinchers.
00:00:41
laughingwithgingers
It's one of those days, everybody.
00:00:43
KRISTINA
I know. know Listen, i ride a bus or I drive a bus, so I am Ms.
00:00:47
laughingwithgingers
You do. ah
00:00:49
KRISTINA
Frazl, Frizzle, adjacent.
00:00:54
laughingwithgingers
I love
Dad Jokes Theme
00:00:55
laughingwithgingers
it. Well, today we are bringing dad jokes.
00:01:00
KRISTINA
Dad jokes. We love dad jokes.
00:01:05
laughingwithgingers
I love them so much. So I brought a whole bunch of dad jokes.
00:01:10
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:01:13
laughingwithgingers
What'd you bring today, Ms. Frassel?
00:01:17
KRISTINA
I brought a case Sarah actually gave to me without looking, the anatomy of a dad joke.
00:01:27
KRISTINA
Oh, God.
00:01:28
laughingwithgingers
I accidentally helped Christina do her homework.
00:01:31
KRISTINA
It was great. Don't you love it when those kinds of accidents happen? it Me too.
00:01:37
laughingwithgingers
Glad it worked out.
00:01:41
laughingwithgingers
Well, are you ready for a dad joke to break us in?
00:01:43
KRISTINA
Yeah, always, always.
00:01:47
laughingwithgingers
What does a baby computer call his father?
00:01:52
KRISTINA
Oh, I don't know.
00:01:55
laughingwithgingers
Datta.
00:01:59
KRISTINA
It's cute, it's so cute. oh
00:02:04
laughingwithgingers
You want to tell me a little bit about the anatomy of a dad joke?
What Makes a Good Dad Joke?
00:02:09
KRISTINA
um If there was a recipe for dad jokes, dad would probably burn it, but I'm bummed.
00:02:17
KRISTINA
See how easy that was. um All right. So what are the elements to a good dad joke? OK, let's be real. They're very corny because a lot of times everyone's like dad, even though inside they're like laughing because it's funny. um And they're very formulaic. Usually only dad has the punny answer. um They're often overheard from someone else or from a joke book or a gum wrapper or, a you know, popsicle, you know, those joke popsicles.
00:02:51
laughingwithgingers
I forgot about those.
00:02:52
KRISTINA
here And ah they're usually poorly delivered with little or no attempt at any proper comedic timing.
00:03:02
laughingwithgingers
Oh man, I already screwed up. but
00:03:07
KRISTINA
Oh God, but like that's the charm of dad jokes, I think. You know, um so dads are particularly fond of question jokes, a la what do you call a because the dad is the only one in the answer other than other dads. And getting to getting it to end requires a child's cooperation or obedience or, you know, that kind of thing. I can totally see dad like ah owning the question jokes for sure.
00:03:39
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, every single one of these that I brought is a question joke.
00:03:44
KRISTINA
Oh, my God, really?
00:03:46
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, I didn't really notice until you started telling me about the anatomy of a Dutch.
00:03:51
KRISTINA
Dad's slipping in those question jokes.
00:03:55
KRISTINA
Let's hear it. Let's hear a few. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. ah
00:03:55
laughingwithgingers
You want another one?
00:03:59
laughingwithgingers
After an unsuccessful harvest, why did the farmer decide to try a career in music?
00:04:07
KRISTINA
Oh my God. Why?
00:04:11
laughingwithgingers
because he had a ton of sick beats.
00:04:13
KRISTINA
Ah.
00:04:17
KRISTINA
I do you like the question jokes because I always think I'm going to have the answer, even though I never do. But there's like those, you know, like, instead of a second, like sometimes every now and then the clouds part and I'm like, oh, my God, I know the answer. And I'll say it out loud. And it's like the rush of how good that feels is totally worth like attempting to try to answer a question jokes.
00:04:41
laughingwithgingers
every time.
00:04:42
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:04:44
laughingwithgingers
I only seem to get sick on weekdays. This one isn't a question. oo um I only seem to get sick on weekdays.
00:04:48
KRISTINA
Oh.
00:04:53
laughingwithgingers
I must have a weekend immune system.
00:04:56
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:04:59
KRISTINA
That can go like two ways.
00:05:04
laughingwithgingers
oo This one isn't a question either. Okay, so maybe I do have some that aren't.
00:05:08
KRISTINA
Oh, nice.
00:05:11
laughingwithgingers
My friend was showing me his tool shed and pointed to a ladder. That's my step ladder, he said. I never knew my real ladder.
00:05:22
KRISTINA
It's so bad. I think there's a few phrases you say after dad jokes and that's one of them. That's so bad. you know but Look, we're still laughing.
00:05:41
laughingwithgingers
They're so, they're so corny.
00:05:44
KRISTINA
i know I know, but that's like how it's supposed to be. The more corny, the better.
00:05:49
laughingwithgingers
I know. I love them so much.
00:05:53
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ah There's that account. What is it? Dad jokes on Instagram?
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laughingwithgingers
Yeah.
00:06:02
KRISTINA
It's a good one. I think it's dad jokes. If you don't follow it,
Dad Jokes on Instagram
00:06:05
KRISTINA
I highly recommend following it.
00:06:07
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, I think I started following that on Laughing with Ginger's social media and but sent you a bunch of stuff from them.
00:06:16
KRISTINA
Oh, yeah, yeah, it's OK.
00:06:16
laughingwithgingers
yeah
00:06:18
KRISTINA
I'm not on Instagram all the time, so I might miss a good dad joke post here and there.
00:06:23
laughingwithgingers
And it's really important that none of them slip through.
00:06:25
KRISTINA
I know, definitely.
00:06:30
KRISTINA
Oh.
00:06:30
laughingwithgingers
You want to tell me a little bit more about the anatomy of a dad joke?
00:06:34
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah. Okay. So let's take a closer look at a classic dad joke that this author, this writer of this article said her dad would always tell her.
Analyzing a Classic Dad Joke
00:06:44
KRISTINA
A guy goes to a doctor and says, doctor, you got to help me. It hurts when I go like this. Doctor looks at him and says, then don't go like that.
00:06:55
KRISTINA
ah So, OK, the dad joke, there's a pie chart of like dad jokes. So the percentage of like corniness is of that joke is 30 percent. um the sort of The like 15 percent of it is is like punny, you know, and then the poor delivery is about 23 percent. And then for me, formulaic formulaic. ah is about 30 percent. And I could see it being that because I feel like that's a good set up for a few different kinds of of jokes.
00:07:35
laughingwithgingers
Oh, yeah, that that feels like the traditional dad joke for sure.
00:07:35
KRISTINA
um
00:07:39
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah, yeah, totally. um So the reason this is like helpful for our dad is this joke is later used whenever the child's looking for something or some sort of affirmation, even sympathy, like if they have a sore arm or an amputation.
00:08:00
KRISTINA
I guess we could go that route.
00:08:01
laughingwithgingers
Totally similar.
00:08:04
KRISTINA
Because like totally if the kid is like, you know, whining about her hurt ankle, the dad will just say, you know, then don't do that. And that's the punchline. Don't go like that. Don't do that. Don't walk on a bed. You know, blah, blah, blah. There's so many renditions that we can like spin off of.
00:08:24
KRISTINA
um And it's totally a dad response to a child saying something hurts and dad says, you know, then don't go like that anyway.
00:08:37
KRISTINA
Oh, gosh.
00:08:39
laughingwithgingers
You want another dad joke or two?
00:08:41
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah, let's do it.
00:08:43
laughingwithgingers
All right. What do you call a Frenchman wearing sandals?
00:08:49
KRISTINA
um I don't know.
00:08:54
laughingwithgingers
Philippe flop.
00:08:55
KRISTINA
Oh my gosh. Did you tell Felipe that one?
00:08:58
laughingwithgingers
No, not yet.
00:09:05
laughingwithgingers
For that.
00:09:05
KRISTINA
That's a really funny one.
00:09:08
laughingwithgingers
For those of you who don't know, Felipe is my husband.
00:09:12
KRISTINA
You have to tell him that joke.
00:09:17
laughingwithgingers
you know i was When we first started dating, I was out to lunch with one of my teacher friends at the time. and she was She was like, yeah, so do you think Philippe will ever get his PhD? And I was like, no, I don't think so. We were talking about you know education things. And I was like, I don't think so. I don't think he wants to like go down that route. And so she goes, well, he would be Dr. Alipin.
00:09:47
KRISTINA
What?
00:09:50
laughingwithgingers
And I was like, do you think his name is Philippe Alipin?
00:09:59
KRISTINA
And long has she been thinking of this?
00:10:03
laughingwithgingers
Oh my God, I just about died. For reference, it's Alipin.
00:10:12
KRISTINA
Oh my god.
00:10:19
laughingwithgingers
It was quite, yeah, it's a name.
00:10:23
KRISTINA
I wonder how long she was like thinking that and like wondering when she should say something.
00:10:30
laughingwithgingers
And also like, did she think like that that was a normal name?
00:10:37
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:10:40
laughingwithgingers
Or did she think that that was funny that that was his name?
00:10:43
KRISTINA
Oh my, yeah maybe both.
00:10:49
laughingwithgingers
The two are not isolated.
00:10:51
KRISTINA
Yeah, maybe it's like, you know how parents take normal names and spell it weird for the sake of being weird. I feel like that's opposite of what's happening here. She's like pronouncing it in a weird way just to be weird.
00:11:12
KRISTINA
Oh, man.
00:11:13
laughingwithgingers
oh gosh um why is it so cheap to throw a party at a haunted house because the ghosts bring all the booze i actually thought you might get that one
00:11:20
KRISTINA
because all the party goers are dead.
00:11:30
KRISTINA
Ah, dang it! That's so obvious. I know, so I wasn't even close. Oh man, that was good. Dang it.
00:11:48
laughingwithgingers
You want one more and then I'll turn it back over to you.
00:11:50
KRISTINA
Yeah, yeah.
00:11:52
laughingwithgingers
Which days are the strongest?
00:11:58
KRISTINA
um I don't know.
00:12:03
laughingwithgingers
Saturday and Sunday, the rest are weekdays.
00:12:07
KRISTINA
Oh, dang it. Duh.
00:12:18
KRISTINA
Oh, God. All right. I have a question for everyone out there.
Can Any Joke Be a Dad Joke?
00:12:22
KRISTINA
Can any joke be a dad joke?
00:12:28
laughingwithgingers
No.
00:12:28
KRISTINA
I don't think so. Yep.
00:12:32
KRISTINA
No. And neither does the author. The author says, I don't think so. I think there are some jokes that are so funny in their own right. They do not qualify, but it's worth testing. It's possible that a dad could tell a very funny joke, but lately that would be that would not qualify.
00:12:51
KRISTINA
ah Oh, here's another question. Can mom tell dad jokes?
Can Moms Tell Dad Jokes?
00:13:00
laughingwithgingers
I mean...
00:13:03
KRISTINA
Yes. So the response on the article is can mom tell dad jokes? And then she responded. That's what she said.
00:13:15
KRISTINA
Oh, God, I feel like, yes, some moms can can go down that like corny, corny route.
00:13:16
laughingwithgingers
a
00:13:23
KRISTINA
I feel like me and Sarah are the kinds of moms that could get away with telling dad jokes.
00:13:29
laughingwithgingers
I know and see that's hard because we aren't actually moms to human children.
00:13:34
KRISTINA
I know that's true. I'd probably be so serious with my kids and be like, get your homework done.
00:13:40
laughingwithgingers
I know, I don't know what I would be like.
00:13:42
KRISTINA
I know, I know.
00:13:44
laughingwithgingers
Would it have changed my humor?
00:13:45
KRISTINA
I think
00:13:46
laughingwithgingers
I i don't know.
00:13:46
KRISTINA
Yeah. I think I would be like a serious rule abiding mom and Angie would tell me or would be like the one rolling around in the grass in the backyard.
00:14:00
laughingwithgingers
I think I would, I don't know. I'm the usually the one who would be rolling around in the grass in the backyard. bye
00:14:09
laughingwithgingers
ah And Philippe is a big rule follower.
00:14:14
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:14:14
laughingwithgingers
I don't know.
00:14:15
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:14:15
laughingwithgingers
I don't know. But I think I'm doing pretty well with these dad jokes.
00:14:19
KRISTINA
Yeah, I think you're killing it. I was like, what's a good dad joke to respond to you? But I don't have one. I don't have one.
00:14:32
laughingwithgingers
Speaking of killing it, did you know that your pupils are the last part to stop working when you die?
00:14:40
KRISTINA
Oh, my God.
00:14:42
laughingwithgingers
They dilate.
00:14:44
KRISTINA
Oh, my God.
00:14:48
KRISTINA
That isn't true.
00:14:51
laughingwithgingers
No, it's not.
00:14:53
KRISTINA
Dad.
00:14:58
KRISTINA
Oh, God.
00:15:01
laughingwithgingers
How do cows stay up to date?
00:15:06
KRISTINA
With their cow under?
00:15:12
laughingwithgingers
but That's pretty good. That was actually close to what my guess would have been. um They read the Moo's paper.
00:15:23
KRISTINA
Oh, my God, my eyes are watering. Oh, God.
00:15:36
laughingwithgingers
Um, I'll give you one more and then I'll turn this back over to you unless you've told me all of the dad joke anatomy.
00:15:42
KRISTINA
I mean, I just have one more question, but we did sort of answer it.
00:15:47
laughingwithgingers
Okay. Well, I hate my job. All I do is crush cans all day. It's so depressing.
00:15:58
KRISTINA
I was like, where is she going with this?
00:16:04
KRISTINA
Oh, man. Okay, so my final question is, can I tell a dad joke if I'm not a dad? And I feel like we answered that.
00:16:13
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, I mean, I we can tell dad jokes. We're also not dads to human children either.
00:16:25
KRISTINA
We're not, but we're giving ourselves permission.
00:16:31
laughingwithgingers
I'm just fun Aunt Sarah
Pirate Dad Joke
00:16:33
laughingwithgingers
and mom to Cluzo the dog.
00:16:35
KRISTINA
yeah ah
00:16:38
laughingwithgingers
You've got a whole clan over there.
00:16:39
KRISTINA
Oh, Lord. It's a lot. I'm not going to lie.
00:16:45
laughingwithgingers
Okay, where do pirates get their hooks?
00:16:53
KRISTINA
at the. ah Hook factory, I don't know.
00:16:59
laughingwithgingers
Secondhand stores.
00:17:02
KRISTINA
Oh, my God.
00:17:07
KRISTINA
Oh, it's good.
00:17:11
laughingwithgingers
I'm going to give you one more and then and then we can close up for today. I have plenty more for future episodes though. Sound good?
00:17:18
KRISTINA
Spring spring aluminum.
00:17:19
laughingwithgingers
Yeah. Just randomly pull out a dad joke.
00:17:22
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:17:24
laughingwithgingers
Maybe that's how we should start every episode moving forward.
00:17:27
KRISTINA
Oh, my God. I would be on board with that idea. Yes.
00:17:32
laughingwithgingers
Unrelated to the topic at hand.
00:17:34
KRISTINA
Totally not. But that's a good dad joke. Not related at all. It has no strategy behind it. Oh, God.
00:17:42
laughingwithgingers
just lightens the mood. it's your You're laughing with ginger is a moose boosh.
00:17:44
KRISTINA
Yes.
00:17:47
KRISTINA
Yes. I love it.
00:17:51
laughingwithgingers
Of all the inventions in the last 100 years, the dry erase board has to be the most remarkable.
Closing Remarks & Social Media Shoutout
00:18:04
KRISTINA
Bravo. Bravo. I love it.
00:18:07
laughingwithgingers
I think you have to really emphasize the part that is the corny pun. when you tell a dad joke.
00:18:12
KRISTINA
Yeah.
00:18:13
laughingwithgingers
I think that that's that's something that may have been missing in the article that I gave you.
00:18:17
KRISTINA
Yeah. Yeah. Emphasizing the corny punny part.
00:18:24
KRISTINA
That's how you tell. I mean, it didn't tell us how to tell a good dad joke, just how it broke it down.
00:18:31
laughingwithgingers
Ah, true.
00:18:32
KRISTINA
Like what makes a good dad joke. But I think you're right.
00:18:35
laughingwithgingers
Hmm.
00:18:36
KRISTINA
it needs so You need to emphasize the punny fart part. fart
00:18:44
laughingwithgingers
but That felt like a dad joke. Well played, Christina.
00:18:50
KRISTINA
Thank you and thank you everyone for joining us on Laughing with Ginger this week.
00:18:57
laughingwithgingers
We are so happy to have you listening to our silly podcast. And if you like the show, give us a follow rate and reviewed on your preferred podcast platform.
00:19:05
KRISTINA
And follow us on Instagram at Laughing with Ginger. We will let you know when a new episode is released.
00:19:11
laughingwithgingers
Maybe, maybe not. um And you can send us funny stories over there, ideas for episode and just general fun on our Instagram.
00:19:13
KRISTINA
I know.
00:19:20
KRISTINA
Probably dad jokes.
00:19:22
laughingwithgingers
Yeah, we'd love that. We'll take them.
00:19:24
KRISTINA
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00:19:35
laughingwithgingers
And tune in next week for more good times. Bye.
00:19:38
KRISTINA
Bye.