When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent. For the first time ever, the best of the worst dad jokes will be collected into the essential tome for fathers, patient mothers, tolerant children, and anyone who loves a good bad jokes. Packed with 301 jokes, including the classics, twists on the classics, and fresh new material; fun but classy original illustrations; and dozens of sidebars chockful of interesting tidbits, joke-telling pointers, and profiles of legendary dad jokers, The Essential Compendium of Dad Jokes is filled with hours of laughter and silliness for the whole family.