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A dad who acts like he's the only one who knows how to do something, even when you just showed him how it's done. He’s like a man with a goldfish, he knows everything, even if it’s not true.

You just explained how to tie a shoe. He says, 'Let me show you the real way.'

You told him how to change a tire. He says, 'I did it when I was your age, and I did it better.'

You asked him how to fix the TV. He said, 'I’ll tell you why that is, and you’ll be dumb for the rest of your life.'

by Slangipedia 4d ago

When your dad explains something like he's giving a lecture to a bunch of brain-dead monkeys, even though you already know it.

You said you knew how to play Fortnite. He said, 'I’ll tell you why that is, and you’ll be dumb for the rest of your life.'

You said you knew how to fix a leaky faucet. He said, 'Let me show you the real way.'

You told him you knew how to cook. He said, 'I did it when I was your age, and I did it better.'

by Slangipedia 4d ago

Your dad answers a simple question with a whole damn story about his life and how he was smarter than you when he was your age.

You asked him how to spell 'Saturday'. He said, 'When I was your age, I could spell that in my sleep.'

You asked how to get on a bike. He said, 'I did it when I was your age, and I did it better.'

You asked why the sky is blue. He said, 'Let me tell you why that is, and you’ll be dumb for the rest of your life.'

by Slangipedia 4d ago

Any time a dad starts a sentence with 'When I was your age' or 'I'll tell you why that is', and you know he’s about to drop a bunch of useless facts on you.

He says, 'When I was your age, I could spell that in my sleep.'

He says, 'I'll tell you why that is, and you’ll be dumb for the rest of your life.'

He says, 'If you were smart, here's what you'd do... and you're not smart.'

by Slangipedia 4d ago

When a dad starts a sentence with 'I think you'll find', then yells at you for not knowing everything he knows, even though you're not stupid.

He says, 'I think you'll find that I'm smarter than you.'

He says, 'I think you'll find that I did it better when I was your age.'

He says, 'I think you'll find that you're dumb for the rest of your life.'

by Slangipedia 4d ago

When your dad explains things he doesn't know, just to sound cool, even if he's making it up and you know it.

He explains how to fix a computer, even though he doesn't know what a computer is.

He explains how to play chess, even though he lost to his kid last week.

He explains how to win a game, even though he’s not even good at it.

by Slangipedia 4d ago