(Dad) Joke’s on You
He was already spouting dad jokes, and she shut that right down. I supposed it could be worse; she could have also told him he wasn’t funny. Dad jokes catch a lot of flak, but I find them refreshing. It’s hard not to smile at how terrible some of them are – especially when dads look so proud of them.
The painting is a modernized version of Édouard Manet’s Chez le Père Lathuille (At Father Lathuille’s). The original work features Mile French, his second muse, and the man who was a waiter at the restaurant that Manet charming.