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TheConversationUS , to folklore
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"Dad, I’m hungry."

"Hi, hungry. I’m Dad."

There's an example of the beloved form of humor: The Dad Joke.

But what makes something a dad joke instead of just a corny joke? We've got two folklorists answering that question and looking at the history of the 'art' form. Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there, funny or not!

Leave a favorite in the replies, so we can all groan together
https://theconversation.com/an-homage-to-the-dad-joke-one-of-the-great-traditions-of-fatherhood-231996
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peterbutler ,
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@TheConversationUS @folklore

What makes something a dad joke?

When it’s fully groan!

bibliolater , to bookstodon
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What do you do when you have reached a ‘reading block’? I have a small primer to read and have no motivation whatsoever to complete it. I must add that I have also just finished a seven hundred odd page philosophy book.

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peterbutler ,
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@bibliolater @bookstodon 10 pages (or other reasonable chunk if it’s extremely dense) per day. just do it

(otoh, that has not helped me finish Fathers and Crows or Life: A User’s Manual …)

Wivik , to scifi
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I've finished Alfie, a French novel about the of an home automation system.

https://zedas.fr/posts/alfie/

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peterbutler ,
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@Wivik @bookstodon @scifi That reminds me of Bigbug (which is a little more over the top for sure)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWUkh23vBhs

owlislost , to bookstodon
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Happy weekend ! I want to know what you're ! I'm currently reading Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark and it's quite good so far https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fellowship-Point/Alice-Elliott-Dark/9781982131821
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peterbutler ,
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@owlislost @bookstodon I just finished I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore (which is excellent and I highly recommend) and just started The Maniac by Benjamin Labatut

aram , to academicchatter
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I hate that I have to send emails like this. But that's what it's come to, isn't it.

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peterbutler ,
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@Barbramon1 @StephanieMoore @aram @academicchatter

Blatantly unconstitutional (Article IV), but nothing means anything anymore

>> "The abortion trafficking ordinances do not interfere with the right to travel," he wrote in a statement to The Texas Tribune. "The ordinances only impose penalties on those who are using roads within the county to traffic pregnant mothers across state lines for the purpose of an abortion.”

Sure 🥴

jaybird110127 , to random

Attention bookworms: What are people using to get information about good new books that are out there? I'm a huge fan of science fiction, for example, and I know there's got to be tons of good books I haven't read simply because I've never heard of them. Sometimes I'll go window shopping, basically searching Bookshare and Kindle for certain words, just to see what comes up, and doing that I do stumble across some books, but I know there's a ton I'm missing because I don't even know it exists. Boosts appreciated.

peterbutler ,
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@jaybird110127 I always keep an eye on the “New Arrivals” section of my local library (even if all the good stuff is already on hold…)

I usually keep an eye on Publisher’s Weekly too

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/index.html

And then and hashtags and the @bookstodon group account

Remember that the more accounts (or specifically wider variety of Mastodon instances) you follow, the more posts you will see for hashtags

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