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From Purex, this is the Maw's Radio Hour. I'm Sarah Austin-Geness, and this episode is all about

dads and the impact that father figures have. We emulate them, compete with them,

want to differentiate ourselves from them, it's complicated. Some of us want to make our fathers proud,

and we'll even hear a little bit from my dad. Dad, do you have a favorite child?

No. My first and my last, are both special to me. I should note that my father has only two children.

We'll save the rest of that interview for later in the Sour. Our first story is about dad jokes.

I don't mean jokes about our dads, I mean the groaners, the corny humor that makes dads laugh.

And note to the listeners, the joke in this story may be racy for a third grader. So there you go,

we like to let you know these things in advance. Adrienne McGillis told us at one of our open

Mike slams in Asheville, North Carolina, where we partner with Public Radio Station WCQS.

Here's Adrienne, live at the mall.

So this is a story about a joke so bad that it was in fact quite dangerous. So my dad loves a good

punchline, and when I was about 12, and my brother was eight, we were sitting around the kitchen table

telling like fourth grade level jokes. And all of a sudden my brother perked up because he had

this really great joke he was going to tell. And he said, well I need a pad of paper. And so my mom

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