A pocket field guide

Know the room.
Ruin it anyway.

Dad jokes, filed by the situation you are already in. Birthday, funeral, pickleball, the pharmacy line — pick your room.

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Pharmacy

Not while they are counting pills. After.

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30 situations · 180 jokes

Birthday party

After the cake. Before anyone asks your age out loud.

6 jokes

Wedding

After the vows. Before the bar closes.

6 jokes

Funeral

Whisper only. Eye contact optional.

6 jokes

Baby shower

Someone will pretend they have not heard these.

6 jokes

Graduation

The cap is sideways. So is your timing.

6 jokes

Retirement party

They finally have time to hear the whole bit.

6 jokes

Grocery store

Aisle seven. Someone asked what is for dinner.

6 jokes

Hardware store

You are holding the wrong screw. Lean in.

6 jokes

Pharmacy

The wait is eight minutes. You have six jokes.

6 jokes

Bank

Interest is low. So is the room.

6 jokes

DMV

You have a number and nowhere to be.

6 jokes

Coffee shop

Your name is already spelled wrong. Finish the job.

6 jokes

Gas station

You are already pumping money into the ground.

6 jokes

Pickleball

Between games. Never during the dink.

6 jokes

Golf

Someone just shanked it. You have a duty.

6 jokes

Bowling

Gutter balls come with a complimentary setup.

6 jokes

Fishing

Nothing is biting. That is your cue.

6 jokes

Camping

The fire is going. So are you.

6 jokes

Beach

Sun, sand, and a captive audience with nowhere to sit farther away.

6 jokes

First date

A test. They will either stay or invent an early morning.

6 jokes

Family dinner

Politics is banned. Puns are not.

6 jokes

Office meeting

Someone said circling back. You have been summoned.

6 jokes

Elevator

You have eight floors. Make them count.

6 jokes

Airport

The flight is delayed. Treat it as an invitation.

6 jokes

Dentist

They asked how you have been. You have one joke and no dental dam.

6 jokes

Traffic jam

Nobody is going anywhere. Including the conversation.

6 jokes

Thanksgiving

The turkey is dry. You do not have to be.

6 jokes

Christmas

Someone got socks. Someone has to say it.

6 jokes

New Year's Eve

A whole year of material, due at midnight.

6 jokes

Cookout

You are flipping burgers. You may also flip a room.

6 jokes