The ultimate in Dad humor
The most widely used and I suppose abused Dad joke in the world is the old, "You hear that?"  Variations include frog, moose, thunder, and "All the years I've been drinking beer and I still can't tell the wet ones from the dry ones..."

Paleographs in the Rocky mountains depict various forms of same.  The image of a stick man, then a small shape that was confused by archaeologists to be a cloud or something of that nature, a strange symbol that is seen on occasion but has never been translated, and finally a very large animal with big things coming out of the top of his head.  This was thought to be some kind of fertility or hunting magic until an old Indian was passing by and overheard the commotion about the series of images.  Looking at what was on the table he exclaimed, "Oh no!  You guys are mixed up!  See, this is the symbol for puff, this means noise, and this is an animal from our legends.  You see, it says, 'Did you hear that Pzonk?'"

I for one have not forced this kind of treatment on my kids, because I don't have any.  I do make up for it with whatever ladies may be standing next to me and having an ever expanding supply, do to my virtuous habits, to effect this tidbit of archaeological lore.  To my chagrin they often just look at me with a glaze over their eyes, through me so to speak, and excuse themselves.  I suppose such heady statements are not for everyone.

In the future this statement will carry on, passed from generation to generation, until we are standing on a planet in a galaxy far, far away.  Even then you will imagine standing on this wind swept rock under green tinted moons; a sound will rend the silence asunder!  And a voice will speak in the deadening silence, "Did you hear that Zark?"
( CapnChkn I would rather be flying elephants., Wed 10 Dec 2003, 10:40, Reply)