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lessnonymous

Just checking I got the process right...

Humor

I told my wife and 13yo the Switzerland "flag is a big plus" joke (I would like to live there. I don't know much about the place, but their flag is a big plus). My wife and son pretended not to understand, or not find it funny.

So I pulled out my phone and explained the joke in excruciating detail, showing them photos of the flag and explaining that it's a pun on the "plus".

They just looked at me, almost with ... pity? ... in their eyes.

Please can someone confirm that this is the correct process to follow when your dad jokes don't get an appropriate reaction?

Posted Jan 20, 2022, 6:54 AM UTC

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Toby1027•

My go to when my wife rolls her eyes…

“I just gotta try them all so a few of them stick.”

Our son is only 4 months old so he laughs at all my jokes unless he’s hungry or tired.

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whatwhasmystupidpass•

We shall tell them at the breakfast tables,

we shall tell them over dinner,

we shall tell them at bath time and during school pick up,

We shall never surrender!

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calm-calamari•

As a Swiss, I find it rather disturbing for your family to react they way they did. It might be time to prepare a PowerPoint presentation and explain this outstanding piece of witticism in more detail!

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stibbons•

You're most of the way there. All you need to do now is remind them of the same joke, every few hours, to make sure they got it. Give that a try for a week or so to ensure it sinks in.

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lessnonymousOP•

Ahhhh! I knew I was missing something. Thank you

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