Showing posts with label Things People Say. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things People Say. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Dad Tests...Not Quite Fair


 Can't remember where I saw this one (that happens a lot when you see a lot of memes...), but I thought it was funny so I snapped a picture of it and sent it to a friend. I ended up sharing it with my wife and family.

They all laughed. 

Which, I suppose, made the meme successful. But, to me, it was a tad unfair.

Most have heard of dad jokes. They're similar to puns...the worse they are the better they are. This is my opinion--others would disagree. To them, the worse dad jokes/puns are, the worse they are. There's a simplicity to this type of humor. It's understandable...maybe too much so.

I have a few stand-by dad jokes. The above Dad Test contains things I myself have said, and that I will continue to say. "Look, horses," I say that all the time. When I read the test to my family, they thought it was hilarious. But then, I heard some say, "That's something I say." My kids (and wife...) who admitted to saying some of the things on the test were not dads, so that's why I felt the test was a little unfair.

Maybe the title of the test should be, "How Prone To Saying Silly And/Or Dumb Things Are You?" But, the focus is on dads. Dads say silly and/or dumb things all the time. I know I do. It's part of the job, in my opinion. The world can survive without humor, but it's a far worse place to be.

I thought, as I started reading the dad test questions, there would be one thing dads say, one silly thing I expected to be on the list--one thing I say almost every time I can. Whenever I pass a cemetery, I always say, "Look--a cemetery. People are dying to get in there."

I say it...the family groans. It's a deal and we play our part. It works for us.

At least, it works for me. I guess I pass the dad test.