Dad jokes
Thanksgiving
17 jokes, all of them clean
Thanksgiving jokes are mostly about the turkey, and the turkey is a good subject because it comes with drumsticks, stuffing, and a name that is also a country. That is 3 puns from 1 bird before you have even sat down.
What did the turkey say to the computer? "Google, google."
Why did the turkey join the band? He had the drumsticks.
What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving? The letter G.
What smells the best at Thanksgiving dinner? Your nose.
What do you call a running turkey? Fast food.
Why was the turkey arrested? Fowl play.
What's a turkey's favorite dessert? Peach gobbler.
Why did the cranberries turn red? They saw the turkey dressing.
What sound does a turkey's phone make? Wing, wing.
If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims.
Why shouldn't you tell secrets in a cornfield? Too many ears.
What did the sweet potato say to the pumpkin pie? "I yam what I yam."
What's the key to a great Thanksgiving? Stuffing it with good jokes.
Why did grandma put wheels on her rocking chair? She wanted to rock and roll to dinner.
Why did the pilgrim's pants fall down? His belt buckle was on his hat.
What role do green beans play at Thanksgiving? The casse-role.
Why was the Thanksgiving soup so expensive? It had 24 carrots.
Drumsticks and other double jobs
A turkey leg is called a drumstick, which is also a thing you hit a drum with. Stuffing is a food and an action. Basting, carving, gravy — the whole vocabulary of cooking this meal is verbs and nouns swapping places. You do not have to invent anything. The kitchen already handed you a list, and the best jokes on this page just say the list out loud in the wrong order.
A joke you can say at the table
The practical use for this page is a table with 14 people at it and a lull. These are short, clean, and none of them require anybody to put a fork down. The nose one is the right pick — it takes about 2 seconds and half the table hears it as a real question first.
The one to actually use
What smells the best at Thanksgiving dinner. It is the only joke on this page that is not a pun, and it is the best one here by a distance. It works because half the table hears it as a real question about food and answers it in their head before the punchline arrives. That misdirection costs nothing and takes 2 seconds, which is exactly what you want at a table with 14 people at it.
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