The Week contest: Dad jokes
This week's question: A recent study concluded that corny "dad jokes" help teach children how to cope with embarrassment. Come up with a term for the beneficial psychological effect of exposure to a pun-loving, shame-proof dad.
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THE WINNER: "Nerd Immunity"
John Bregoli, Weymouth, Massachusetts
SECOND PLACE: "Cringe Benefits"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
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THIRD PLACE: "Père-annoy-ya"
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Rigor Mortifying"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
"Dadenfreude"
Julie Mann, Los Angeles, California
"Groaning Pains"
Jim Lundberg, Quakertown, Pennsylvania
"Pater Pun Syndrome"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
" Pun Indebted"
Hunter Burgan, Los Angeles, California
"Schlockhome Syndrome"
Beth Simon, Oakland, California
"Pop Psychology"
George Martins, Natick, Massachusetts
"Resillyence"
Michael Rouse, Troy, Michigan
"Groan and Bear It"
Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
"The Ned Flanders Effect"
Jeremy Pallotta, Londonderry, New Hampshire
"The Pull-My-Finger Effect"
Chris Wilhelmi, Chicago, Illinois
"Cornfidence"
Stephen Sarkis, Waltham, Massachusetts
"Goof-phoria"
Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"PTSD (Pun-Triggered Shame Defense)"
Daniel Sidman, Baltimore, Maryland
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