An absent father is like Santa

My friend Jimmy said his dad is exactly like Santa. I asked, "Why is it because he gives people presents?" Jimmy told me, "No, it's because I hear so many good things about him and how he's gonna come home, but never see him."

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The joke plays on the expectation that a dad being like Santa would mean he's generous with gifts, but instead, it reveals that the dad is absent and only talked about, similar to how Santa is more of a legend than a tangible person in kids' lives. The humor comes from the dark irony.

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Pretty sad.

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