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We can't expect our parents to tell us about every little detail about their past, but it's pretty weird when they forget to mention the big life events, like being in the Olympics or working for the CIA in the 70s. It's even more jarring when they bring up insane details about their lives as casually as recalling what they had for breakfast. After randomly finding out her dad had lived in Germany at one point in his life, @sultryhbz asked Twitter if there were other mysterious dads out there who nonchalantly reveal big secrets to their kids later in life. We've collected some wild responses from the thread—turns out secretive dads are pretty common!

Corny, pun-filled memes are like visual manifestations of dad jokes—what's not to love? We've collected a bunch of painfully punny memes, pics and zingers that are so stupid, you'll at least crack a smile while you roll your eyes. These memes are perfect to share at the weekend potluck—you'll be an absolute hit among the grill-dads. 'Thank goodness this one remembered to bring the corn!' they'll say as they slap their knees in hilarity. 

As we approach America's favorite explosion-centric grill-fest of a holiday, there are are people coming out of the woodwork who want to suck the fun out of 'Murica day. One of those sad, pathetic souls (if it were Christmas we'd call them a Grinch) is Josh Barro, a columnist for Business Insider. 

Your grill is filthy, has poor temperature control, and for some idiot reason has the heating element below the food so fat drips into it and catches fire. There's a better way to cook: In your kitchen. https://t.co/gvolhBOhRu

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) July 1, 2021

The writer/shit starter chose violence yesterday with this sentiment, which rightfully enraged enthusiasts of smoke and char. The hot take (and its haver) were swiftly roasted on Twitter - and not just for the flagrant crime against cooking over an open flame. Opponents really came for the article for being blatant bait. Publications are now relying on "hate clicks" to increase their traffic, and Business Insider barely tried to hide the MO behind the article. Banking on controversial statements like "Olives are bad" is the new "And you won't believe what happens next." And because people keep rage-clicking, the infuriating practice persists. Fortunately, these smartasses were unafraid to call the dumbassery out. 

Happy weekend! If you're looking for a way to tune out and laugh your worries away, we're here to help. This hefty assortment of memes has a little bit of everything and that means there's something for every kind of meme lover. Dog memes? Check. Depressing memes? Check. Incredibly dumb memes? We've got those too. 

Father's Day may have been this past Sunday, but dad behavior is always funny. Twitter user Ryan Nanni decided to pay respects to all dads by asking people to share their most dad-like moments of 2019. The responses did not disappoint. From obsessive compulsively crafty behaviors, to curmudgeonly resistance to socializing, all of these people deserve a fatherly pat on the back.

Paging all fathers, grandfathers, surrogate fathers, and maybe even some George Michael-style father figures and zaddies. This collection of memes has been carefully curated with your brand in mind. It's full ofdad jokes, bad jokes, puns, and some memes about fatherly duties for good measure. It hasn't been an easy time to raise and mess with ones kids (hello, perpetual home-schooling) but here's hoping the gratification of molding a human's future (and pestering them with corny jokes) hasn't gone anywhere. Here's to you.

How is it that so many dads end up developing the same corny, pun-based sense of humor? Maybe as life gets more complicated and tiresome by having kids and working all the time, parents eventually just enjoy the simpler things in life, like grilling and telling dumb jokes. Whatever the reason, we're certainly not complaining. Dad humor will always have a warm place in our hearts. And whether you're a dad yourself or just an appreciator of cheeseball humor, you'll be LOLing all the way through this ridiculous collection of dad memes.

We love little tidbits about family life because everyone's experiences are so different but also pretty relatable. We've got a bunch of fun tweets about the woes of parenting, weird texts from parents, and memes about silly dad quirks, like when they stand in the middle of the living room watching a movie and refuse to sit down because they haven't fully committed yet. What's up with that? If you enjoy these hilarious slices of family life, you should really check out @neatdad and @radmom on Instagram for more fam content. 

We don't need to tell you that lately it feels like we're constantly being inundated by reasons to be bummed out by the world. Gone are the days of wallowing in self-made misery. Now we've got real circumstances to drag us down. Covid-19. Dissipating social skills. Political unrest. Mass shootings. The joys feel as endless as the ways in which Chrissy Teigen annoys us. While it's important to accept our crappy realities to an extent, it's also important to remember that there are still some little glimpses of light in this bleak world. These sweet tweets and wholesome memes serve as pretty decent proof that maybe we're not completely f*cked.

What would we do without dads and their terrible jokes? We may groan and roll our eyes at them, but deep down we all know that we appreciate a good old fashioned pun-laden joke from time to time. So here's to all the dads we love and appreciate! 

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If you're as online as we are, you've probably heard about the whole Bean Dad saga by now. You know, the guy who bragged on Twitter about watching his nine-year-old daughter struggle to open a can of beans for six hours. Anyway, the grown-up daughters and sons of Twitter have been texting their own dads asking, 'if I were nine and I asked you how to open a can of beans, what would you do?' It's been dubbed the 'Beanchdel Test' (like the Bechdel Test, get it?) and it's yielding some promising results. Most dads would simply show their kids how to use a can opener, which has given us hope for the future. We've singled out some amusing screenshots of the conversations between Twitter users and their dads. Makes us wonder what our own dads would do!

If you've been on Twitter at all over the past 24 hours, chances are you've heard about the sorry saga of John 'Bean Dad' Roderick and his epic Twitter downfall. If not, we'll catch you up to speed. On Jan 2, @johnroderick posted a marathon of a Twitter thread, boasting at length about refusing to show his hungry nine-year-old daughter how to use a can opener to open a can of beans. In the thread he recounts encouraging her to struggle with the device over a span of six hours in hopes to help her build character, or something. An outcry across Twitter immediately ensued and it didn't take long for people to dig up many racist, sexist, homophobic, and antisemitic tweets from @johnroderick's past. This kerfuffle went so viral, it might even affect the future of Jeopardy! (Don't ask.)

'Bean Dad' is, without a doubt, the unfortunate first main character of 2021. Hopefully this isn't foreshadowing a very cursed year. We've collected some of the funniest Twitter reactions to the whole 'Bean Dad' saga. (Content warning: some of the screenshots of @johnroderick's older tweets contain offensive language.)

The term "dad joke" may seem exclusive to male-identifying parents and caretakers, but let's be real: pretty much everyone can appreciate a groan-worthy pun when they're in the right mindset. These memes, tweets, and pics cater to the corny joke-lover in all of us. They may even provide ammo to the brave souls who have decided to procreate in what feels like the end times.