What's the Most "Dad" Thing YOUR Dad's Ever Done?

We all know that dads love their jokes, but there are plenty of other behaviors that could be labeled #justdadthings. Mallory Ortberg asked Twitter for tales of their dads. Do you have a story that beats these?

(h/t TO)

  • 01
    Text - Tweet Mallory Ortberg @mallelis Please tell me the most Dad thing your dad has ever done 10/8/14, 5:03 PM thomas violence @thomas_violence @mallelis walked into a pizza restaurant we went to one time like six years beforehand and yelled "remember us??" 10/8/14, 5:41 PM
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    Text - trisha goerlitz @tobearemainder @mallelis he discovered grumpy cat abt a month ago and sent my whole family a formally written e- mail abt it w/ individually attached memes Mallory Ortberg retweeted 1(ツ)」 @DawnOfTheDani @mallelis my neighbour Rob grew habanero peppers and gave us some and my dad refuses to stop calling them "Robaneros"
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    Text - CAPS LOCKA FLAME @matt T @mallelis ASKED FOR A CELLPHONE CASE HE COULD CLIP ON HIS BELT FOR CHRISTMAS 10/8/14, 5:25 PM Mallory Ortberg retweeted Kelcé @hutchingsahn @mallelis scratches his back on the door jamb like a bear does on a tree 10/8/14, 5:24 PM
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  • 04
    Text - beefshower @beefshower @mallelis prints the local weather page and winning lotto numbers from aol and keeps them in a manilla folder for future reference. 10/8/14, 5:46 PM t Mallory Ortberg retweeted Libby @libbyhb123 @mallelis sends me a current photo of our dog every day 10/8/14, 5:39 PM
    via @mallelis
  • 05
    Text - Maura Lammers @LamOntheLam @mallelis He got our family lost in an airport terminal, insisted he knew where he was going, and led us up an escalator and into Chili's Carol Blymire @CarolBlymire @mallelis Did the Macarena to a song that was not the Macarena at my brother's wedding reception 10/8/14, 5:15 PM
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  • 06
    Text - Robert Iver III @killakow @mallelis restaurant menu said "burgers cooked to perfection." Waitress asked him how he'd like his burger cooked. He said "to perfection" jill @myredhand @mallelis he literally set a grill on fire once. and always watches braveheart when it's on tv but has somehow never seen the entire movie
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  • 07
    Text - Catrine de la Poer @apocalypsemaud @mallelis no wait the most dad thing is whenever someone mentions hearing problems he goes What? EVERY TIME EVERY TIME MALLORY Jordan Achs @Achsycontin @mallelis I got a Myspace, he printed articles about girls getting kidnapped by Internet predators & left them on my bed for when I got home
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  • 08
    Text - I'm Johnny Silence. @johnny_silence @mallelis I called him when a friend's mom died to tell him I loved him. He said "Don't worry about me boy Im--[choking sounds] [silence dracula heroine @tremolo @mallelis when I asked him what he wanted for his birthday one year he requested a packet of brown envelopes 10/8/14, 5:37 PM
    via @mallelis
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    Text - lucyswope @lucyswope @mallelis when anyone turns up the thermostat, he asks "do you own stock in the gas company?" and turns it down again 10/8/14, 5:15 PM @mallelis he didn't realize i was behind him while he was sipping coffee, watching the sunset. "what a country," he said to himself Mallory Ortberg @mallelis @menspantsuit this might be the winner
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    Text - Ally Condie @allycondie @mallelis Decided a concert was too loud.Put two licorice Nibs in his ears to block the noise & was so pleased until they wouldn't come out. Bhakthi @bhakthi @bencjenkins @mallelis dad used to take shortcuts on the way to school and said "girls, I'm a backstreet boy" in a heavy Sri Lankan accent
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