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Dad jokes exist because dads refuse to let silence win.
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Dad jokes exist because dads refuse to let silence win.
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Dad jokes are puns or corny one-liners associated with fathers. The term became widespread in recent decades, and there is no evidence they exist to defeat silence.
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