Shoutout to the guy at the county fair who roasted my puns

I went to the county fair last Saturday near Springfield and there was this dad joke contest set up by the 4H club. I thought I was hot stuff with my puns about tractors and corn, but this old farmer in a flannel shirt shut me down. He told a joke about a combine harvester that had everyone in stitches, and I mean actual tears. I tried to counter with one about a chicken crossing the road and he just looked at me and said 'son, that joke is older than my tractor tires.' I felt like a rookie accountant trying to explain tax deductions to a guy who's been filing since the 70s. Has anyone else walked into a contest thinking you've got the best stuff and then got absolutely humbled by a pro?

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the_mila16d ago

@ivan_mason nailed it, but what was the actual punchline on that combine harvester joke?

ivan_mason17d ago

Man, that farmer was a legend. Combine harvester jokes are next level dad humor. You got outclassed by a pro.

davis.adam3d ago

I read somewhere that combine harvesters cost more than a house, so that guy's got serious stakes in his jokes.