Latest Videos
Everybody loves - or hates - a good dad joke.
According to a study commissioned by Papa Johns and conducted by OnePoll, the following is the cheesiest dad joke: “This graveyard looks crowded – people must be dying to get in."
Coming in second was “I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down" and in third was Q: “Dad, can you put my shoes on?” A: “No, I don’t think they’ll fit me.”
“Dad jokes are a proud tradition,” a spokesperson for Papa Johns said ahead of its Papa Jokes campaign for Father's Day this Sunday in a statement. “Of course, one doesn’t have to be a dad to enjoy them, dad jokes can come from anywhere.
“If it’s a naff pun, a groan-inducing punchline or something only the teller finds hilarious, rest assured, no matter who tells it – it’s a dad joke.”
The study, which included 2,000 adults, also found that six in 10 respondent admitted that dad jokes amuse them. However, 67 percent of that group also said that they find them "cringeworthy."
Another 40 percent of people responding said they've gone their whole lives without telling a cheesy one-liner.
However, four of five who admitted to telling dad jokes said they crack themselves up, even if no one else found it funny.
Of respondents with children, 39 percent said their attempts with the jokes brought embarrassment to them. Still, 83 percent of them said they would be more determined to tell more dad jokes.
People in the study said they believe it takes approximately four years to master the art of telling dad jokes after becoming a parent for the first time.
When it came to their own fathers' jokes, less than half (47 percent) found the dad jokes to be amusing, with only 12 percent calling them "very funny."
Only 29 percent of respondents said the cheesy jokes were their favorite memories of their fathers.
Still, one in three respondents admitted they love dad jokes.
“While we may not laugh at a dad joke at the time, it seems many really remember their dads for them,” the spokesperson for Papa Johns said, according to Study Finds.
“So, for any budding comedians out there, who may or may not be parents yet, remember that memorability is more important than actually being funny. We say layer on the cheese, add in a silly accent, do whatever you do to make the joke memorable – and ideally, deeply embarrassing for your kids.”