Episode 46: "Do these clowns taste funny to you?"

Episode 46: "Do these clowns taste funny to you?"

Currently Obsessed Club
Culture, Personal

Dad jokes can arrive at the most inconvenient times. Christmas dinners, family reunions... C + D deconstruct #dadjoke history and share a few that’ll make you laugh groan. Happy listening!

Links To Give You Life:

  • Buy enough bodysuits to wear one every day, even just to vacuum your house

  • Scrape your skin clean and baby soft with pamper-ready exfoliating gloves 

  • Uncover the origins of the “Dad Joke,” according to The Atlantic

  • Test your own non-laughing skills by watching the “Dad Jokes” YouTube series, where two comedians face off by telling dad jokes to each other and the first one to laugh loses

  • Start empathizing with father figures everywhere with this New York Times article where “A Dad Defends Dad Jokes”

Put Obsessed to the (Taste) Test:

In the spirit of the holidays, C collected two different kinds of homemade fudge. One with nuts, one without. One with a smooth texture, one that’s crunchy. C + D put the two fudge batches in a head-to-head taste challenge. Listen to find out which one wins.

Episode Guide: (00:40) D’s obsession with bodysuits (08:13) C’s obsession with exfoliating gloves (13:08) C talks the origin of dad jokes according to The Atlantic (18:40) C talks this New York Times article that defends the cross-cultural dad joke (21:51) C + D share #dadjokes pulled from friends and family (28:02) C talks support groups for sharing dad jokes (34:39) C + D put homemade fudge in a head-to-head challenge

Episode 47: “If I called in sick every time, I’d get fired.”

Episode 47: “If I called in sick every time, I’d get fired.”
Episode 45: "One of my resolutions is to hold grudges."

Episode 45: "One of my resolutions is to hold grudges."

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