Collected Item: “Exceptionally Bad Dad Jokes Raise Spirits in Maryland”
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Bad Dad Jokes Raise Spirits in Maryland
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News story
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This is a heartwarming article about daughter who noticed her father was becoming despondant due to the COVID quarantine. She had given him a book called Exceptionally Bad Dad Jokes for Christmas, so she dug it out and they got the idea to post one joke a day on a whiteboard in their front yard. Soon people made special trips to read the daily humor. The dad felt a new sense of purpose and he was very happy to brighten other people's days.
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humor, dad, family, baddadjokes, Maryland, copingwithloss, helpothers
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https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-covid-bad-joke-maryland-20200510-uxerpvwf3fffbdzxibivsyfzza-story.html
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Allison Klien
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2020-05-10