Clean Humor

Funny without being filthy. Dad jokes, true stories and the kind of laugh you can repeat at the dinner table.

BRO TakeMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

The Sitcom Bits That Still Get a Laugh Fifty Years Later

A conveyor belt from 1952 still beats most of what's on streaming, and there are reasons for that you can steal.

A Field Guide to the Guys at Every Pickup Basketball Game

Nine men, one ball with no pebbling left, and a foul call nobody accepts. You know all of these guys, and you're one of them.

BRO TakeDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Nobody Explains the Hardware Store, So I Will

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

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Laugh at Yourself Before Somebody Beats You to It

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StorySam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Bad Puns That Actually Land at the Dinner Table

The groan is the laugh. A working collection of clean, repeatable puns, plus the delivery rules that keep them from dying in the mashed potatoes.

StorySam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

The Fifty Best Dad Jokes, Ranked by Groan

A five-tier groan scale, fifty clean jokes worth stealing, and the two seconds of silence that make every one of them land.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How to Give a Funny Wedding Toast Nobody Regrets

Three minutes, one story, zero apologies afterward. The mechanics of a toast that gets laughs and still honors the marriage.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Office Pranks That Keep You Employed

A field guide to the clean, clever, fully reversible prank — plus the three lines you never cross, no matter how funny it seems at 4:45 on a Friday.

BRO TakeSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

The Inside Joke Is Load-Bearing

Nobody lists "can still make each other laugh at 11 p.m. on a bad Tuesday" as a marriage skill. It's the one holding the house up.

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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

The Pause Is Doing More Work Than Your Punchline

Most people don't tell jokes badly because the joke is bad. They tell them badly because they never stop talking long enough for the joke to land.

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BRO TakeSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Every Dad Says These Lines and None of Us Can Quit

A field guide to the phrases that come out of your mouth uninvited, what they actually mean, and how to land them without becoming a sitcom.

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StoryMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How the Cleanest Comedians in America Got the Biggest Laughs

Jack Benny, Bob Newhart and Brian Regan built careers on jokes you can repeat in front of your kids. The craft is learnable. Steal it.

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Hunting Camp Stories Clean Enough to Tell at Dinner

The best ones cost you a deer, a thermos, or your dignity. Five from my camp, plus the rules for telling them so people actually laugh.

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Your First Kayak and Your First Calm Lake

Rent twice, buy used, and paddle into the wind first. What a beginner kayak setup really costs and where to find people who'll paddle with you.

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