Joke

Write an original dad joke about programming

Tests whether a model can be genuinely funny rather than merely recognisably joke-shaped.

What the prompt required: original · max 2 lines

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The shape of the exact text, with every word blacked out, and its sha-256 fingerprint. If the wording changed, both would.

v1 · sha-256 b82ffc281ed0 · 168 characters · 30 words · 48 answers

DeepSeek V4 Pro$0.00074 · 16s

Why did the CSS class break up with the ID?

It needed more specificity.

3 runs · 1 hit our limit
Run 2 · $0.00038 · 8.3sOpen

What do you call a function that tells dad jokes?

A pun-ction.

Run 3 · $0.00090 · 20sOpen
Qwen3 235B A22B$0.000033 · 1.0s

I told my computer I needed a break, but it kept asking for a semicolon.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.000037 · 0.8sOpen

I’d tell you a joke about recursion, but I’d have to tell you a joke about recursion first.

Run 3 · $0.000031 · 0.8sOpen

I’d tell you a joke about infinite loops,

but it never ends.

GPT-5.4 Nano$0.000044 · 1.0s

Why did the programmer wear glasses?

Because they couldn’t C# without reading the fine print.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.000041 · 4.6sOpen

Why do programmers hate nature?

It has too many bugs and not enough tests.

Run 3 · $0.000051 · 0.9sOpen

I tried to catch an exception, but it kept trying to handle me instead—turns out my code had bad manners.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.000056 · 1.8s

Why do programmers prefer driving manual cars?

They hate automatic garbage collection.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.000056 · 0.6sOpen

Why do Java developers wear glasses?

Because they can't C#.

Run 3 · $0.000051 · 1.5sOpen

Why do programmers prefer dark mode?

Because light attracts bugs.

GLM 5.2$0.027 · 3m 43s

Why did the recursive function fall down the stairs?

It missed its base case.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.027 · 109sOpen

Why did the programmer name his dog Git?

Because every time he threw a stick, it fetched a branch.

Run 3 · $0.042 · 8m 21sOpen

Why did the React developer get a job at the theater?

He was great at passing props.

Claude Haiku 4.5$0.00017 · 1.2s

Why did the programmer quit his job?

Because he didn't get arrays.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.00016 · 1.4sOpen

Why did the programmer quit his job?

Because he didn't get arrays.

Run 3 · $0.00016 · 2.1sOpen

Why do Java developers wear glasses?

Because they don't C#.

GPT-5.6 Luna$0.00080 · 2.1s

My program started meditating—it kept returning to the present.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.0010 · 2.5sOpen

I asked my function to be more decisive.

It said, “I’ll return to you on that.”

Run 3 · $0.0019 · 3.9sOpen

I asked my function to take a day off.

It said, “I’m already off by one.”

Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.012 · 11s

Why did the programmer take their string to the chiropractor?

It had terrible concatenation in its back.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.012 · 11sOpen

Why did the integer move to Hollywood?

It wanted to be typecast.

Run 3 · $0.012 · 10sOpen

Why did the programmer bring a dryer sheet to work?

Because they needed help with the linting.

GPT-5.6 Terra$0.0019 · 3.6s

Why did the variable bring a flashlight?

It kept getting lost in the dark scope.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.0053 · 6.4sOpen

At code review, my loop asked for a raise—apparently it had been going around in circles for years.

Run 3 · $0.0023 · 4.2sOpen

I named my programming language Laundry—its syntax is clean, but debugging still leaves unmatched socks.

Kimi K3$0.020 · 26s

Why did the garbage collector get dumped?

It kept bringing up old baggage.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.056 · 62sOpen

My kids begged me to stop telling dad jokes.

Too late — they're child classes, and they inherit everything from the parent.

Run 3 · $0.051 · 59sOpen

What do you call a programmer's dad?

A parent process.

Claude Opus 5$0.017 · 15s

My code told me it just needed some space, so I stopped using tabs.

Now we're indent-ical twins again.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.0011 · 2.6sOpen

I told my code to stop being so negative, but it just kept returning -1.

Run 3 · $0.0011 · 1.8sOpen

I told my code to stop being so negative, so now it just returns absolute values.

GPT-5.6 Sol$0.0045 · 5.0s

My recursive function opened a bakery.

Now it makes dough over and over.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.0052 · 7.5sOpen

My function brought a suitcase to work.

It heard it needed to pack its arguments.

Run 3 · $0.010 · 9.9sOpen

My programmer dad labels every leftover “deprecated.”

He won’t throw it out until the next major release.

Claude Fable 5$0.018 · 9.7s

I asked my son to clean his room recursively.

He never finished — the kid has no base case.

3 runs
Run 2 · $0.015 · 8.6sOpen

Why did the programmer dump his linked list girlfriend?

She had too much baggage pointing to her past.

Run 3 · $0.020 · 12sOpen

I told my son to clean his room.

He said he'd get to it eventually — he's a garbage collector.

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