Glen Fredericks doesn't mind a dad joke.
As such, he runs a Facebook page called Premium Dad Jokes.
Glen, of Adamstown Heights, wonders whether the page's popularity has something to do with its profile picture, which looks like a beer label.
The fact that the global pandemic is causing millions to be house-bound, working from home and unemployed "certainly hasn't hurt", he quipped, with page likes having surpassed 145,000.
The pandemic, too, has caused demand for jokes to rise. Let's just hope we don't run out of jokes.
Most of Glen's audience is apparently overseas. He's an exporter now. As such, he's keeping a close eye on global markets.
With the economy being turned upside down, Glen wonders whether the business landscape will change forever.
"The Hunter is world renowned for its coal mines, but maybe there will be a shift and the new export market will be its lol [laugh-out-loud] memes," he said.
It would certainly be a beautiful thing if lol memes had a similar value to coal. Plus, memes don't directly produce carbon dioxide, which is always a plus.
As for Glen, he's becoming a bit of a social media mogul.
"Having a large following on social media will allow me to leverage my other pages, of which I have several," Glen said.
He's looking to give a platform to talented folk in Newcastle.
"I'll be getting local identities to record on video their best dad joke and it'll be broadcast to the world," he said.
His next project is called Stand-Up Puppetry.
"You'd be surprised how many people actually own a puppet. If they don't, they can make one with a sock and some jiggly eyes," he said.
He's encouraging people to post their stand-up comedy routines using puppets.
"I started working on this idea long before the coronavirus outbreak, but now I've got a captive audience of potential content creators," the mogul-in-the-making said.
Premium Dad Jokes
Here's a few of Glen's premium dad jokes.
Why do people never admit to being just the right amount of whelmed?
The phrase "don't take this the wrong way" has a zero per cent success rate.
Eighty-seven per cent of gym members don't even know their gym is closed.
My friend Jack claims he can communicate with vegetables. Jack and the beans talk.
I love everybody. Some I love to be around, some I love to avoid, and others I'd love to punch in the face.
After giving my son two karate lessons, he said he didn't want any more. Still, at least I got my car washed and my fence painted.
Every Day is Moanday
This also from Glen Fredericks: "During the month of Maypril, I am recommending that we rename all the days of the week 'Moanday'. I will continue to use the first day of the week as my scapegoat even though time is now meaningless," he said.
"On Tunesday, I will play music all day and not get much work done. Whensday - when will this ever end?
"Blursday - what day is it? Is it really Friday tomorrow? It doesn't feel like it. Fried-day - hungover from all the drinking on Thirstday, I mean Blursday. Sadderday - I feel sadder today than I did yesterday. Get-one-hour-of-Sunday - because your Vitamin D is depleted. You need a top up to survive the coming week."
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