Told my kids a joke about a fence for 3 years before my wife groaned and said it makes no sense

I used to say "Why did the fence cross the road?" and pause for effect, thinking it was a classic build up. My wife finally told me last Tuesday that fences don't cross roads, they run along them, and the punchline about "nailed it" just falls flat without a proper setup. How do you guys check if a joke actually works before you spend years telling it?

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coleman.jade1mo ago

Wait, you seriously told that joke for THREE YEARS without anyone correcting you? I'm honestly impressed your family has that much patience. That's wild to me. Usually when a joke bombs once most people figure it out, but you just kept going for over a thousand days. You must have told that thing like what, 20 or 30 times at least? And nobody even cracked a smile to tip you off? That's next level commitment to a terrible premise, man. I'm kinda in awe right now honestly.

william9171mo ago

Ngl, "next level commitment" is a bit dramatic for a dad joke, it's not that serious.