Do you want jokes that are quick and punchy? Then you need our best one liner jokes.Looking for some hilarious jokes to tell your friends? Pop over to our blonde jokes guide for some of the best jokes.Here are some jokes we think you will love: Women were busy getting themselves the vote, men can take care of themselves.Are you loving our list of jokes? Wish there were more lists? Well, we have you covered. Stephen Joyce would probably say fatherhood is pretty legal.Īnother random fact about Father’s Day is that it didn’t become an official holiday until nearly 60 years after Mother’s Day. Is that even legal in this country? No wonder we need a strong economy. As a father though he’s lagging behind PM Bill English who is father to six. We’re not allowed to ask some MPs about their baby-on-board plans but Tauranga MP Simon Bridges isn’t bothered about talking about baby number three on the way. Does that matter? Right now what matters is Father’s Day. Labour was advocating a fresh approach and now they’re ringing out ‘Let’s do this’.

NZ First asks ’Had enough?’ Winston’s surely had enough, in fact he had to pay some back. New Zealand is getting its mettle tested right now. I thought about that again this week when Peter Burling came to town with the Auld Mug. That phrase became a lifelong motto – don’t give up, hang in there, you can do it. My father on shore seemed to sense when I was about to give up and abandon boat and his voice would ring out over the water 'Stick with Stumpy!' I’d capsize in the stiff wind and clamber on to the side trying to hold on. ’Stumpy’ was our P-class yacht we’d take out from Kulim Park. Like when I was 11, and learning to sail. Sadly, he died at age 58 from a brain tumour, and Father’s Day became a day of remembering past moments with him. He also loved a good punning opportunity with family meals often peppered by conversations spinning around word themes like “That’s tree-mendous! We should leaf them alone because they’re branching out and barking up the wrong tree…” He sent my sister off one April Fools’ Day to the local hardware shop to buy a sky hook, a left-handed hammer and glass nails. When we drove past a cemetery, he’d say ‘Did you know that is the dead centre of town?’ That’s probably what I miss most about my own Dad – his ability to impart inner strength and resilience. Adopted fathers, mentors, uncles, male friends who are towers of strength. What’s important with Father’s Day is expressing our love and appreciation for the fathers in our lives. But Father’s Day shines out as an opportunity to buy a card and dote on the person who we look to as our Dad while he laxes out and soaks it all up. You sigh and realise another year has flown by. Valentine’s Day? For singles like me it’s like getting a Warrant of Fitness reminder in the mail. Would Earth Day be on this list? Has it become too corporate and capitalising? Maybe. Although I wish we did have National Mustard Day as it could be a catch-all (or ketchup) for all the other holidays that are too much about money and consumption. I discovered Father’s Day is unlike other days brought to us by consumerism, such as Boss’ Day, Administrative Professional’s Day and National Mustard Day. Where did Father’s Day come from? Why do we have it? If I muck it up, Brian tells me the local monastery is hiring a new music director. It’s Rosie Rabbits at the helm of our Father’s Day column.

The next day I did come across a seal lying on the road in Pilot Bay. It might go to his head and then where would we be? Secretly though I thought this was a rather brilliant reference to last week’s Roger Rabbits column where he was ‘rabbiting’ on about roading, rail, and money, ending with ‘Show us the tarseal!’ But we don’t want to give the boss too much adulation. Clearly we need more coffee in the newsroom. It took a moment for the ole brain cells to click. He replied with 'That’s not news unless the seal was on the road. I replied 'Well, did you hear I was nearly tripping over seals on the beach today? That’s news right there.' At least I thought that was a good enough reason after he walked past my desk in the newsroom one afternoon asking what the latest news was. He’s no doubt told some lame dad jokes in his time, so that’s a start. We don’t know why he specifically deserves it, but there’s probably a few good reasons. For Father’s Day this week we have decided to give Brian Rogers the day off.

A termite walks into a bar