Q: What do you get when you combine 亚洲网紅露点 with a Dad Joke Contest?聽
A: 3,500 submissions and 5,200 votes, apparently!聽
For our Dad Joke Contest, we gave you a classic setup with a twist鈥斺�淲hy did the dictionary cross the road?鈥濃�攁nd asked you to submit the corniest, punniest, dad-jokiest punch line you could muster. Dads and non-dads delivered big time鈥攕ubmitting more than 3,500 entries!聽
After reading every single one and groaning, cringing, and, yes, laughing along the way, we narrowed it down to three finalists, and then asked you to vote to determine the winner.聽
After more than 5,200 votes, we are ready to crown our Dad Joke Contest Champion!
馃弳 The Winner
We love a good grammar pun! And we especially love the mental image of an anthropomorphic reference book on a stroll to visit its nana, who conveniently lives right across the street.聽
Fittingly, in our opinion (and apparently the opinion of the voters, too) this was the dad-jokiest of the finalists鈥攕o beautifully corny that you can鈥檛 help but roll your eyes, facepalm, and chuckle all at the same time. Perfectly simple and simply perfect.聽
Congratulations, Sharon! You are a Dad Joke Contest Champion!
Runners-Up And Other Punch Lines
This pun tells a story: Apparently, if the dictionary stays on its side of the road (remains stationary), it might end up as a stack of papers (stationery). As a bonus, we now have a way of remembering how to tell the difference between those two commonly confused spellings! Well played, Dennis!聽
We were impressed by this erudite play on the well-known expression 鈥渓ocation, location, location鈥� with the underused word locution: 鈥渁 particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.鈥� Nicely done, Thomas!聽
Not every punch line could make the final three, but here are some others that made us chuckle (or at least roll our eyes really hard). We鈥檝e provided our scholarly analysis after each one.聽
Why did the dictionary cross the road?聽
馃槅 To get its meaning across. -Sally Schwieterman
亚洲网紅露点 says: We loved how this one leveraged the literal meaning of an idiom.
馃槅 Because .com was on the other side and it needed more traffic. -Jeremiah Walters
亚洲网紅露点 says: Somewhat pandering, but we appreciate the thought!
馃槅 Instead of looking up all the time it wanted to look left and right. -Carl Cardozo
亚洲网紅露点 says: Get it? Looking up words? Looking left and right before crossing the street? Sorry, we鈥檒l stop explaining the joke.
馃槅 It had defined the other side. -Jesse Bossard
亚洲网紅露点 says: Solid, solid pun.
馃槅 To make a vowel movement. -Nat Mann
亚洲网紅露点 says: lol. There were a few submissions in the same vein, which means we鈥檙e targeting the right audience.
馃槅 Because it could not find u and i. -Benji Davis
亚洲网紅露点 says: Gotta love letter humor鈥攎any of the contestants do, anyway!
馃槅 Because the river was unabridged. -Delvine Nally
亚洲网紅露点 says: A lot of you went with a play on unabridged, and we loved it.
馃槅 To get a synonym bun. -Holli Stanton
亚洲网紅露点 says: Maybe one homemade by its Grammar?
Can鈥檛 get enough dad jokes? We鈥檝e assembled a list of the good, the bad, and the corny.
The Setup
We took the father of all dad joke setups鈥斺�淲hy did the chicken cross the road?鈥濃�攂ut held the chicken and swapped in the dictionary.
The setup: Why did the dictionary cross the road?
We asked you to supply the punch line.
For example:
Why did the dictionary cross the road? To find its meaning.
Why did the dictionary cross the road? Because it was afraid of the saurus.
Why did the dictionary cross the road? Because it was going through a rough spell. (Get it?? Spell! Hey-ooo!)
We鈥檇 rank these ones with a solid eye roll 馃檮, but we challenged you to shoot for physical cringe 馃う or, better yet, that audible groan 馃槚.
All the details鈥攊ncluding judging criteria, prizes, and official contest rules鈥攁re included below.
The Criteria
We asked for the quintessential dad joke punch line: based on wordplay and as corny as can be. All entries were judged on the following criteria.
We required all submissions to:
- Be your own, original work.
- Follow the conventions of the classic dad joke鈥攖hat means your punch line should be relevant to the setup and include a pun or some form of corny wordplay.
- Be 25 words or less.
The Prizes
The finalist who received the most votes will win:
- $100 gift card
- A gift package with 亚洲网紅露点 brand swag
The second- and third-place runners-up will receive:
- A gift package with 亚洲网紅露点 brand swag
All three finalists will have the opportunity to have their joke published on and shared by 亚洲网紅露点.
Didn鈥檛 make the cut? Your joke may still have the chance to appear on our sites and social media.
