--- title: The Best (and Worst) Dad Jokes 2024 description: With Father’s Day just around the corner, the dad jokes will be coming in thick & fast. 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Because of all the cheetahs.* Caroline N *What do you call a person with a nose but no body?  Nobody knows (no body nose).* Jodie C *Why can't the cloud remember anything? - Its memory is a little foggy.* Steven B *What did the cat say to the octopus with a gun in each tentacle..... one short buddy!*  Will A.M *What do you call a blind dinosaur? Doyouthinkhesaurus. Nathan G* ### **Here are some dad jokes from the past:** Did you hear about the guy who invented the knock-knock joke? He won the 'no-bell' prize. I shared a joke during our MS Teams meeting today. Nobody found it remotely funny. What do you call a line of men waiting to get haircuts? A barberqueue. My kid is blaming me for ruining their birthday. That's ridiculous, I didn't even know it was today! Why don't pirates shower before they walk the plank? They will wash up on shore after. Why do Norwegian navy ships have barcodes? To Scandinavian when they arrive back from sea. What do you call a factory that makes ok products? 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