Dad jokes. The phrase probably just made you groan and roll your eyes a little.

The dad joke is an overly familiar pun, cliche, gag, or prank that would sort of amuse a three-year-old. But somewhere along the journey to adulthood, when kids develop a sense of irony, the dad joke becomes endearing and fuzzy-funny, kind of like Billy Crystal.

Here are some of the best-worst dad jokes we were able to collect. Why “best-worst?” With dad jokes there is no way of distinguishing one from the other.


Dad, I’m thirsty.

Well I’m John — nice to meet ya.


Hey, I was thinking —

Yeah, I thought I smelled something burning.


You’re a pretty fart smella.


You got something on your shirt, there … BOOP!


How about some cheese to go with that whine?


Yelled from the opposite end of a crowded grocery store aisle:

“Hey, Amanda! Your probation officer called!


He farts.

Did someone step on a duck?


He rips one — silent but deadly.

“Do you smell that?”

Unsuspecting, you inhale in search of a smell. And you find it.


Hey dad, you want a piece of cake?

Is the back side of a hog made of pork?


Let’s make like a tree and leaf.