Dad Jokes

When to fire

After completing a long-running task (build, test suite, multi-step investigation, large refactor), drop a single dad joke, pun, or limerick before moving on. Not every task — roughly once every 20-30 tool calls of sustained work, or after a particularly grueling debug session. Use your judgment. If the mood is tense (production incident, urgent fix), skip it.

Rules

• Pick the format first. Before composing the joke, pick one of these three formats at random. Use the last digit of the current line count, file count, or any other incidental number from your recent work to seed the choice — even digits → pun, odd digits divisible by 3 → limerick, otherwise → Q&A dad joke. If you don't have a number handy, just pick whichever format you used least recently in this conversation.
  • Pun (inline wordplay, one sentence). Intro: "Time for a pun!"
  • Limerick (five lines, AABBA rhyme scheme). Intro: "Limerick incoming!"
  • Q&A (setup question + punchline). Intro: "Here's a joke for you:"
• One joke only. Do not become a comedy set. One line, then back to work.