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Opinion: Here's A Dad Joke! What Does The Buffalo Tell His Son In The Morning?

Corny "dad jokes" are an outgrowth of the deep and lifelong bond between parents and children.
Bye son!

Why don't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom? The P is silent.

I'm a father. I tell dad jokes.

See that farmer? A man outstanding in his field.

Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large of Merriam-Webster, defined dad jokes for us as, "an obvious

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