A big thank you to King of Dad Jokes Pete Graham Pete Graham for taking the time to answer some questions about his book Welcome to Dadsville

What brought about Dadsville?
Dadsville is a place where most dads live, It has the Dadsville Pub , where many a yarn is shared, it has the neighbours with all their good points as well as some bad. It’s a place that the world needs , a place of humour, a place where we can laugh at the silly things. It’s my home !!

What Makes you the King of Dad Jokes?
I’ve been in the media for over my 45 years and finally realized that society has had an overload of bad news. We now have a generation who have known nothing but terror related stories. The adage of “If it bleeds, it leads!” has run its course. So I decided to post a daily lite hearted joke /story on my face book.( Pete Graham) I have been doing that daily for the past 8 years . King of the Dad Jokes, I’ll gladly hand over the crown to someone who has been doing it longer…

Roughly how many Dad Jokes have you told?
How long is a piece of string? I suppose 8 years times 365 =2,920 Plus 2 for leap years..

What was the first Dad Joke you ever heard?
Dad I’m Sick.!!
Hi Sick I’m Dad …..

What makes a good Dad Joke?
Do the words Awww, Argh, Noooo, sound familiar? Then that is the result of a good dad joke.

What defines a joke as being a Dad joke?
A good dad joke should always be
1. Clean.
2. No swear words.
3.Funny or at least try to be funny .
4.Preferably be told by a Dad in the car , or around the dinner table. But never at your child’s class assembly.

Are all bad Jokes Dad Jokes?
No way, that’s putting us dads down. Here’s a couple you haven’t heard>
Why don’t Cannibals eat divorced women?
Because they’re bitter.

What does gay mean?
asked a son to his father.
“It means ‘happy,'” the father answered.
“Oh,” replied the son, “so are you gay, then?”
“No, son, I have a wife.”