“What is the most condescending animal in the forest? A Pan-DUH.”

I just love a good dad joke. They’re great. Typically, they’re clean and not overly complicated. You don’t have to worry about offending anyone (unless you count for them being really dumb as poor taste). It helps if you can make the delivery as corny as possible.

The ultimate goal isn’t necessarily a loud belly laugh. You want the other person to groan or sigh or do an extreme eye roll. You want people to chuckle out of realizing how they could have missed the punchline or better yet, how they could have wasted so much time trying to figure it out.

In these crazy times, people need a little something to make them smile a bit and take their minds off of all the insanity in the headlines and on every social media feed. The good part is that you don’t have to be a world class comedian to tell a dad joke. You just have to have a decent memory and maybe a small amount of comic timing. That’s all. Anyone can tell a dad joke.

And when does a joke turn into a dad joke, you ask? When it’s apparent. Ha. ha. See? You just died a little inside but hopefully smiled a little at the same time.