[lmkg]

If a dad joke isn't funny, a dad will keep telling the joke until it becomes funny. This will eventually happen. In the limit, the act of telling the joke becomes the actual source of humor.

This type of meta-humor takes some age and maturity to understand. A dedicated dad will tell the same joke for years, waiting for the child to become old enough to appreciate it.

[conductr]

As a dad, these are the best dad jokes. Only beat by when you set it up so well, your kid tells the joke back at you at a moment that contextually makes perfect sense. That’s pure gold.

[_carbyau_]

Along similar lines, my somewhat short friend deliberately nicknamed his kid Shorty because he knew the kid would be much taller one day. Years of setup with the rest of his life for the reward.