It’s something that children around the world dread.
But in honour of Father’s Day, it’s time to finally shake off the embarrassment, and to fully embrace the ‘dad joke’ in all its glory.
While all fathers think they have the best jokes, we turned to AI chatbot, ChatGPT, to come up with a list of ultimate gags.
From one-liners to predictable puns, these 20 jokes are bound to have even the most serious reader chuckling.
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To celebrate Father’s Day, we asked ChatGPT: ‘What are the ultimate dad jokes?’
Within seconds, the AI bot came up with a list of 20 jokes, writing: ‘Here are some of the best dad jokes that are sure to get a laugh (or a groan).’
Topping the list is ‘Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts.’
Next is the classic ‘What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese.’
In fact, food-based jokes seem to be a common thread for ChatGPT.
Other options include ‘What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta’, and ‘What did the grape do when he got stepped on? Nothing but let out a little wine.’
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As well as food-based jokes, several of ChatGPT’s quips are focused around animals.
‘How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together,’ one of the jokes reads, while another asks ‘What do you call a fish wearing a crown? A king fish.’
Meanwhile, one of the jokes asks ‘What do you call a dog that an do magic? A labracadabrador?’
It might be hard not to roll your eyes at dad jokes, but try not to – studies suggest they may be an example of good parenting.
Dad jokes are important in helping children learn to be embarrassed by their parents, an expert researcher argues.
This toughens them up because they survive the embarrassment of their dad making a terrible pun and realise embarrassment is not that bad.
Marc Hye-Knudsen, a researcher of humour and lab manager at Aarhus University’s Cognition and Behavior Laboratory, writes for the British Psychological Society: ‘By teasingly striking at their children’s egos and emotions without teetering over into bullying, fathers build their children’s resilience and train them to withstand minor attacks and bouts of negative emotion without getting worked up or acting out, teaching them impulse control and emotional regulation.
‘In light of this, it is worth considering dad jokes as a pedagogical tool that may serve a beneficial function for the very children who roll their eyes at them.
‘By continually telling their children jokes that are so bad that they’re embarrassing, fathers may push their children’s limits for how much embarrassment they can handle.
‘They show their children that embarrassment isn’t fatal.’
Eugen Boglaru is an AI aficionado covering the fascinating and rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence. From machine learning breakthroughs to ethical considerations, Eugen provides readers with a deep dive into the world of AI, demystifying complex concepts and exploring the transformative impact of intelligent technologies.
