Fathers and sons

Zits, 12/10/22

The thing about dad jokes is that they are corny but actually perfectly constructed. Think about the classic "I'm hungry!" "Hi, hungry, I'm dad." It's corny as hell but pure and precise and not clunky at all. Claiming that Harley-Davidson underwear is the same thing as "a Harley" represents a failure to respect the linguistic disconnect -- "underwear" is not a singular noun, you would never say "an underwear" or anything like that. This violates the form of the dad joke and I declare Walt a dad joke moron.

Family Circus, 12/10/22