Whether we want to admit it or not, the world would not be the same without dads. As a 19 year old girl, there are very few people who drive me as crazy as my father does. At times, it seems as though dads are an entirely different species, and a lot of the things they say leave us wondering what could possibly be going through their heads, so in honor of Father's Day being this past weekend, I asked people to share their funniest, most embarrassing, most stereotypical dad-like stories and jokes (with a few of my own thrown in too of course).
1. "Hi hungry, I'm Dad."
Submitted by Austin Bell
This is one of the oldest jokes in the book and I'm convinced every dad has said this at least 50 times in his life. It can be used in practically any scenario although most kids would agree it really shouldn't ever be said, ever, because it stopped being funny the first time your dad said it to you when you were six. This is just the first of many classic dad jokes included on this list.
2. His love/hate for yard work.
The relationship between dads and doing yard work is one I will never understand. Does he love it? Does he hate it? The cursing, sweating and complaining tell me one thing, while the constant need to find new trees, bushes and other various shrubbery to plant tell me another. Either way, I promise I'm not lazy, I just don't help because I don't want to mess you up...
3. "My dad says 'I love you' but in a terrifying Barney voice."
Submitted by Aileen Mack
A lot of dads have little to no emotional capabilities so I guess we have to take what we can get from them, right?
4. "My dad once asked me why my sweatpants said 'Pink' if they were blue. He was serious..."
Submitted by Alyssa Fahey
While dads are very knowledgable when it comes to many things, fashion is not usually one of them. Many a dad has been baffled by Victoria Secret's brand "Pink" and just cannot seem to wrap their head around the fact that "Pink" has nothing to do with the actual color of the clothing.
5. Waking you up at 8 A.M. on a Saturday just because it's a "beautiful day."
For some reason, even though he has three of them, my dad still doesn't understand that teenage girls don't like being woken up early on the weekend, especially when that consists of loudly coming in my room, opening the blinds and declaring what a good day it'll be. Don't you think the day will still be beautiful in 3 hours when I'm ready to be a functioning human being?
6. "Taking a 'short cut' on the way to vacation and adding another hour to the drive."
Submitted by Sam Spaulding
One of the fatal flaws many dads are challenged with is thinking he's always right... and then refusing to admit when he isn't. One of these dad slip-ups is likely to happen on a family vacation where your dad may decide he's smarter than the GPS. Oh well, the only thing you can do is sit back and listen as he tells your mom "I know where I'm going" for the millionth time.
7. Being overprotective of his daughter.
If you've ever seen even one episode of George Lopez, you know what I mean by this. Although their intentions are always in the right place, sometimes dads can be a bit extreme when it comes to their daughters. In his attempt to scare your new boyfriend the first time you bring him to the house he'll probably just end up embarrassing you more than anything, but that's okay. After all, it's his job, and there's no stopping a dad from doing his job.
8. "My dad thinks 'peace out' is an appropriate greeting and goodbye. He often comes home from work, walks through the door and greets us with 'peace out!' He just doesn't get it."
Submitted by Julia Lavery
Sometimes in his attempt to keep up with the latest trends, your dad will just end up embarrassing himself further than if he just accepted the fact some things are beyond his time. We'll give him an A for effort though!
9. His diverse taste in music.
Whether it's Beyonce, Phil Collins or a song he heard at church last Sunday, my dad is constantly singing. His music library consists of everything from show tunes to the Castaway instrumental soundtrack to Taylor Swift to obscure eighties bands my friends have never heard of. Fun fact: As a punishment he's been known to play the 50s station on the radio when I'm annoying him on road trips.
10. "'Why did the chicken cross the road?' 'To get to the idiot's house' 'Knock Knock' 'Who's there?' 'The chicken.'"
Submitted by Ryan Smith
This is yet another typical dad joke that's been told too many times. But remember: it's only a true dad joke if the only person laughing is the dad who told it.
11. "Once a waitress offered my dad 'soup or salad or fries' and he said 'I'll take the super salad.'"
Submitted by Sydney Levine
There's something about restaurants that make the truly cringe-worthy dad jokes come out to play. Whether it's to impress his audience (the waitress/waiter) or just entertain his family during dinner, there will sure to be forced laughs and plenty of groans.
12. His obsession with organization.
Living with my dad is like living with a real-life Danny Tanner, no exaggeration. In fact, as I was writing this he went on one of his rants-- this time about how the floor mats in our minivan are never in place. When it isn't floor mats, it's the shoe organizer by the front door that tends to get neglected. Almost ritualistically, I can count on my dad to come home from work, nearly trip on the pile of shoes that has gathered in the entryway, and yell, verbatim, "WE HAVE A SHOE ORGANIZER FOR A REASON!" Whoops.
13. "Dad: How's your face? Me: Fine why-- Dad: REALLY? BECAUSE IT'S KILLING ME!"
Submitted by Sam Spaulding
The last dad joke included on this list is one of the most common-- but don't let him know that because I'm convinced all dads truly believe these jokes are their's and their's only. It's a little depressing in a sense, but let's just let them have their fun.
14. "Once I was wearing my black rain boots and my dad goes 'is that the style now?' and I was like 'yeah' and so he disappeared and came back with his big camo hunting rain boots on saying he wanted to 'twin' with me and be 'in style.'"
Submitted by Brenna Pauly
I'm unsure what is more "shake my head"-worthy: your dad wanting to twin with you, or the fact your dad even knows what "twinning" means. Dads are full of surprises, and it seems there's no in-between-- either he doesn't understand a thing (see #8), or he's so with the times you question whether he's secretly been watching Disney Channel.
15. The Twitter accounts @TotalDadMove and @ClassicDadMoves
If I could add every tweet from these accounts to this list, I would, because every single one is so on point! If you want a good laugh, definitely check them out, but beware-- it may be embarrassing just how relatable their tweets are.
16. His "great" advice.
The thing about dad advice is you almost never ask for it and it's almost always given to you when you least want to hear it. I could recite my dad's many life lessons right off the top of my head-- "Do your best and call it good," "Be a help," "If you want a job done right, do it yourself." Each of these were probably met with an eye roll and sarcastic remark, but as I get older, I, annoyingly, find myself turning to these "words of wisdom" more and more often. So maybe my dad's "great" advice is just great advice after all.
One of the best things about dads is they can take as much crap from us as they dish out-- but still, don't forget to show them you appreciate them every once in a while. As much as we love to make fun of them for it, life wouldn't be nearly as great without dads, their horrible jokes, embarrassing moments and all.