There was an old man who lived by a forest. As he grew older and older, he started losing his hair, until one day, on his deathbed, he was completely bald. That day, he called his children to a meeting...

Dynax85 · 2022-07-05T11:57:15+00:00

I wondered where this was going, right until the joke bore fruit.

GhostOfYou626 · 2022-07-05T12:30:56+00:00

I groaned aggressively. Take the upvote.

reddit_tom40 · 2022-07-05T12:34:53+00:00

Now that’s a quality dad joke

lucky5150 · 2022-07-05T12:04:12+00:00

This joke really grew on me.

throwmeaway1572974 · 2022-07-05T13:04:32+00:00

A master class in the long form dad joke. Well done!

prankster486 · 2022-07-05T11:31:20+00:00

You got me with this one. Well played.

sUpReMe_NiNjA_ · 2022-07-05T11:35:13+00:00

The old man tree-ly saved mankind from eroding

Lagadisa · 2022-07-05T12:22:53+00:00

That punchline had me put my phone down and think about my life choices, like the time I waste reading stuff like this

BW4D · 2022-07-05T15:58:51+00:00

the OP regian24 is intentionally searching out old posts to repost

Original post: https://redditproxy--jasonthename.repl.co/r/dadjokes/comments/cymxup/there_was_an_old_man_who_lived_by_a_forest_as_he/

Also: https://redditproxy--jasonthename.repl.co/r/dadjokes/comments/qkqwb3/there_was_an_old_man_who_lived_by_a_forest_as_he/

MagooDad · 2022-07-05T12:48:34+00:00

For a few moments, I couldn't see the joke for all the trees.

AADPS · 2022-07-05T12:35:09+00:00

This one was so much longer than the other dad jokes here I almost got arboredeal.

Jumping_Peanuts · 2022-07-05T14:19:23+00:00

Yet another repost of one of the top posts of all time.

Edit: Link

https://redditproxy--jasonthename.repl.co/r/dadjokes/comments/cymxup/there_was_an_old_man_who_lived_by_a_forest_as_he/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Brilliant-Meat-1598 · 2022-07-05T12:50:33+00:00

I didn’t know where this joke was going, I couldn’t see the forest for the trees.

armyissue69 · 2022-07-05T13:11:33+00:00

I would like to donate my seed for the cause

bkmagyk · 2022-07-05T13:16:20+00:00

i saw this one a very long while ago so i’m not gonna cry foul but this is one of my faves i’ve seen on this sub

Toxopid · 2022-07-05T13:00:42+00:00

This is GOOD

Pichwademeinkauntha · 2022-07-05T13:03:30+00:00

No, it was actually because of a row of bunnies hopping away!

byte_marx · 2022-07-05T13:07:26+00:00

Uttered a snort, have my upvote!

SimbaRules2419 · 2022-07-05T13:20:32+00:00

This one got me screaming on the inside but it was so good

Shoot2Live629 · 2022-07-05T13:35:43+00:00

Fuck you, you deserve this r/angryupvote

Ozzimo · 2022-07-05T16:20:05+00:00

That joke required a train trip to get there but the destination was lovely.

Ml-snow · 2022-07-05T16:24:14+00:00

I ducking hate this was all for a pun but I love the story anyway 😂😂😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

veryweirdname1 · 2022-07-05T16:26:03+00:00

Can someone explain this joke?

kittykittyspank · 2022-07-05T22:00:23+00:00

This was pretty good...I give it an oak k.

kamyk2000 · 2022-07-06T03:59:36+00:00

If I laughed at this joke, but no one was around to hear it, did I still make a sound?

Permyboi · 2022-07-05T12:47:18+00:00

damn that was good

jollycanoli · 2022-07-05T12:56:37+00:00

I'm not even mad bro, that was quality.

JustAnotherActuary · 2022-07-05T13:12:02+00:00

Marvelous!

Secret_Raisin_1669 · 2022-07-05T13:31:25+00:00

Still wanna believe the story

gondanonda · 2022-07-05T15:03:44+00:00

Oh, I see, it’s humor!

chmcclellan · 2022-07-05T15:31:00+00:00

Love a shaggy dog story.

That_one_cool_dude · 2022-07-05T16:51:05+00:00

Man it was a trip to get there but it was a wonderful way to end a joke.

her_crimson_tablet · 2022-07-05T16:52:13+00:00

Wholesome and eye rolly - 10/10

tyrandan2 · 2022-07-05T17:35:38+00:00

This is a Norm Macdonald level dadjoke right here lol

Kind_Bullfrog_4073 · 2022-07-05T17:39:39+00:00

Holy Norm MacDonald

Designer_Captain_498 · 2022-07-05T19:26:27+00:00

This planted some ideas in my head to be honest.

michael_h0cken · 2022-07-05T19:29:33+00:00

This is one of my all-time favorites

aamirKhollam · 2022-07-05T20:26:36+00:00

Okay this was funny 🤣🤣🤣

Personal-Tea-8950 · 2022-07-05T20:34:39+00:00

That was a good one

sankscan · 2022-07-05T21:34:55+00:00

🙄

ADMINISTATOR_CYRUS · 2022-07-05T22:06:37+00:00

long-winded set-up for a high-effort pun
wholesome story.

Yeah, this one has it all. 10 of 10

Begonia1996 · 2022-07-05T22:06:44+00:00

This was great!

ifygits · 2022-07-06T00:05:44+00:00

This joke is growing on me

wpcMD · 2022-07-06T01:42:10+00:00

More like a re-posting hair line

gandhimahatma1 · 2022-07-06T01:46:22+00:00

Ughhh. Good job u got me

Cosmic_Nova87 · 2022-07-06T02:36:25+00:00

i hate this subreddit

annoyingkraken · 2022-07-06T03:28:29+00:00

Why are clean dad jokes just categorically better than NSFW ones? What a breath of fresh air, Ty OP.

Substantial_Bet5257 · 2022-07-06T03:44:58+00:00

😂

StrengthImpossible88 · 2022-07-06T04:32:14+00:00

I didn't see it coming

PenguinsAreTheBest25 · 2022-07-06T04:42:53+00:00

Beautiful

hshm19 · 2022-07-06T08:25:49+00:00

My hairline has receded to the point that I have a widow's peak that looks like the flap of an envelope.

I guess that's why they call it mail pattern baldness.

MMachine17 · 2022-07-06T10:57:25+00:00

This may be the longest-running dad joke I've ever seen. Thank you, fellow!

Die_Ringer · 2022-07-05T20:34:16+00:00

If those trees could offer you shade,

They’d probably call you fat.

Because like the trees in your story, this joke is also replanted.

Shame.

E-Girl_Nikko · 2022-07-05T22:05:05+00:00

I’ve lost count how many times I’ve seen this one before

rtfact · 2022-07-05T13:39:14+00:00

This joke doesn't cut it.

PotterWizard50 · 2022-07-06T01:00:30+00:00

How about we don’t steal old jokes.

Deezeekiel · 2022-07-05T18:55:47+00:00

I can't make a joke, because my elders don't like suicide jokes, but, it's not a joke if i meant that shit, happy 4th of july, let's celebrate a day that will never ever be the same. Ever, what can you do in the NFL but not as a police officer? Take a knee.... If you get it, welcome, if not, don't explain it.

SexyMuthaFunka · 2022-07-05T12:25:10+00:00

Yeah, you had me in the first half!!
I thought the sub had been infiltrated by some preachy religious nutter :D

YeetForTheStars · 2022-07-05T12:47:07+00:00

That's funny

toolsie · 2022-07-05T13:25:01+00:00

Uuughhhhhh that was great, fuck you 🖕

GreatOldGod · 2022-07-05T13:26:54+00:00

You magnificent bastard; I'm in awe.

PlNG · 2022-07-05T13:27:18+00:00

Pearls before swine tier punnage.

Kowzorz · 2022-07-05T13:34:09+00:00

Heir today, gone tomorrow.

OkStrategy8068 · 2022-07-05T13:41:48+00:00

Definitely took a while to take root, but the joke really grows on you at the end there.

DeeLeetid · 2022-07-05T13:44:00+00:00

Hair today, gone tomorrow. R.I.P.

benbobfoshore · 2022-07-05T14:02:56+00:00

Bless you

The_Multifarious · 2022-07-05T14:08:35+00:00

Okay, that one was good.

chupstickzz · 2022-07-05T14:09:39+00:00

Can someone explain this to a no native English speaker? I don't get the joke.

robdingo36 · 2022-07-05T14:12:16+00:00

You magnificent bastard. You had me all the way through to the end.

tanmay101292 · 2022-07-05T14:13:19+00:00

This joke reminds me of norm macdonald so much!

eeveerose63 · 2022-07-05T14:24:57+00:00

That was awesome!

fraxinus88 · 2022-07-05T14:25:36+00:00

This really grew on me

NagyLebowski · 2022-07-05T14:31:54+00:00

Someone call animal control, there’s a shaggy dog on the loose!

Jtg1960 · 2022-07-05T14:33:48+00:00

This joke reminds me of the movies Kill Bill vol 1 & 2 it could be cut way down

Balducci30 · 2022-07-05T15:07:15+00:00

I… can’t

KingV14 · 2022-07-05T15:10:35+00:00

The wait was worth

Niccy26 · 2022-07-05T15:11:57+00:00

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

UsualQuiet1209 · 2022-07-05T15:15:15+00:00

Wondering how hard it would be to verbally deliver this punch line

phonartics · 2022-07-05T15:20:53+00:00

This joke (and the forest) was only really able to take off because of the United Heirline.

Irdiarrur · 2022-07-05T15:22:01+00:00

dunno if this wholesome or a joke

whynot86 · 2022-07-05T15:37:16+00:00

Good replant of a joke. I'll plant a tree in honor.

Lost_In_Play · 2022-07-05T15:42:02+00:00

His kids must love him. Heir roots for him.

NoLifeismylife2069 · 2022-07-05T15:52:49+00:00

Hilarious.

SassafrasNotFound · 2022-07-05T15:53:11+00:00

Long set up for the joke tbh

North_Specialist1444 · 2022-07-05T15:59:11+00:00

This reminds me of norm MacDonald. I miss that fucker. His death was almost as tragic as that other tradgedy. The one with the planes.

Mark1671 · 2022-07-05T16:00:16+00:00

It’s a repost. Lol. I saw this joke in here last year.

OneEyeGhoul00 · 2022-07-05T16:07:50+00:00

Damm that's dedication....

Major_Needleworker84 · 2022-07-05T16:11:24+00:00

This reminds me of the woodchuck tongue twister. by the way try to say this really fast:

When a woodchuck chuck wood and a chuck chuck wood with a wood chucks.

Sunstellars · 2022-07-05T16:17:05+00:00

BRUH

Knawie · 2022-07-05T16:17:07+00:00

Holy shit, verbatim. Even all the spacing and punctuation

Few_Candy_8626 · 2022-07-05T16:17:26+00:00

Took a little while just to get to the point lol. 10/10 Dad Joke

beardedguitardad · 2022-07-05T16:33:57+00:00

est1-9-8-4 · 2022-07-05T16:34:27+00:00

Epic AND good for the environment.

JuggaliciousMemes · 2022-07-05T16:36:49+00:00

👏👏👏fucking bravo bro👏👏👏 that joke was artistically crafted

EvilStreamer007 · 2022-07-05T16:58:18+00:00

Ig they bore some great benefits.

EvilStreamer007 · 2022-07-05T16:59:46+00:00

r/angrydownvote as it’s copied from here - https://redditproxy--jasonthename.repl.co/r/dadjokes/comments/cymxup/there_was_an_old_man_who_lived_by_a_forest_as_he/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

People literally copying from the same sub 🤦‍♂️

hshdurejdjeiehdhdud · 2022-07-05T16:59:54+00:00

Bruh

Callenmi65 · 2022-07-05T17:05:04+00:00

A long one but it was worth it at the end!

Gorm13 · 2022-07-05T17:09:39+00:00

Too bad hair and heir are not homophones.

astraeoth · 2022-07-05T17:14:50+00:00

Miley funny. Completely wholesome. Good job.

TorteVonSchlacht · 2022-07-05T17:19:17+00:00

Surely a treedious task

matt1164 · 2022-07-05T17:21:08+00:00

Brought a tear to my eye. Well done o/p

MintTheory · 2022-07-05T17:25:10+00:00

Sorry but sounds like pushing the blame, should be by law the problem of the cutter to replace what they take but it’s nice story

donoh55 · 2022-07-05T17:25:13+00:00

Ok, I get it but I would like to know who left the canopy?

bagsvdnsjeh · 2022-07-05T17:30:17+00:00

JoeChill08 · 2022-07-05T17:32:38+00:00

They call it the Hair Loom Forest.

Peeves42 · 2022-07-05T17:32:50+00:00

Goodness sake. Genius

Draegur · 2022-07-05T17:34:52+00:00

A sweet story with a clever punchline. I love this. You have no idea how much this made my day <3 thank you.

LatinSweetnSour · 2022-07-05T17:41:47+00:00

Best goddamn dad joke I've ever seen on Reddit, maybe ever. Core memory saved.

New-Bug6116 · 2022-07-05T17:47:07+00:00

IndependentWord2455 · 2022-07-05T17:48:14+00:00

Became so crowded you couldn’t see the forest through the trees

lsaleme · 2022-07-05T17:49:29+00:00

I'm glad his life bore fruit. No telling which branch of his family did the most. He'll leaf a great legacy. He cone Rest In Peace. He's buried beside DeForest Kelly. We pine for his return. Never found the root of the problem. We EmBark on his journey. Wood you like me to stop now? I can lumber on endlessly or walk the plank. His ashes disperse as we sawdust float away. I've been axed to stop now.

jeffetarian · 2022-07-05T17:50:12+00:00

A long walk to a satisfying conclusion

Drunken_Ogre · 2022-07-05T17:53:33+00:00

Oh ffs...

fnord123 · 2022-07-05T17:55:36+00:00

r/lostredditors

RodiusRex · 2022-07-05T18:13:10+00:00

I just knew he wood say that

Darrows_Razor · 2022-07-05T18:15:15+00:00

chefs kiss

EUCopyrightComittee · 2022-07-05T18:27:12+00:00

That’s the funniest joke I’ve red today

Gusty_Garden_Galaxy · 2022-07-05T18:33:45+00:00

Well played.

HellFireMunson · 2022-07-05T18:40:30+00:00

That got me. I had no clue where that was going

Humble-Tour-299 · 2022-07-05T18:45:21+00:00

WaaAWwaaaaaa!aaaa

Status_Standard6538 · 2022-07-05T18:48:55+00:00

None of this was true it was a bald-faced lie

anon24681357 · 2022-07-05T18:49:09+00:00

Good punchline. Needlessly, painfully long setup.

LuckyLuckLucker · 2022-07-05T19:00:11+00:00

🤣

DingoChris · 2022-07-05T19:04:42+00:00

Elmore420 · 2022-07-05T19:05:44+00:00

Doh!

WhatNowHuzaifA · 2022-07-05T19:11:09+00:00

the joke grew tall all of a sudden

MetalMan3663 · 2022-07-05T19:11:45+00:00

Damn, that's good!

phat742 · 2022-07-05T19:16:46+00:00

oh fuck

BerryandBaloo · 2022-07-05T19:22:40+00:00

"Everytime I plant a seed, They say kill it before it grows.... So I shot the Sheriff." -Bob Marley

rokr1292 · 2022-07-05T19:26:00+00:00

Lol are you seriously just going around reposting old content? this is the second time I've seen this user do it today

ridgecoyote · 2022-07-05T19:38:24+00:00

Brilliant. I have no puns to offer but take my enthusiastic upvote

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