A popsicle does not contain a “pop” (dad), but there’s a dad joke riddle:
Q: What do you call a dad who’s fallen through the ice?
A: A popsicle.
Authorship of the joke is uncertain. “What do you call a dad when he falls thru ice? A POPsicle” was posted on Twitter by David Grunwald on June 19, 2015. “What do you call a dad that’s falling through ice? A Popsicle” was posted on Twitter by BTC on June 22, 2015.
Wikipedia: Popsicle (brand)
Popsicle is a Good Humor-Breyers brand of ice pop consisting of flavored, colored ice on a stick.
History
In 1905 in Oakland, California, 11-year-old Francis William “Frank” Epperson was mixing a powdered flavoring for soft drinks with water. He accidentally left it on the back porch overnight, with a stirring stick still in it. That night, the temperature dropped below freezing, and the next morning, Epperson discovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of a fruit-flavored “Popsicle”.
Twitter
David Grunwald
@st_eppel
Replying to @GoogleStartupUK
@CampusLondon @crswenny What do you call a dad when he falls thru ice? A POPsicle. What did the Buffalo say to his child? Bye-son. etc. etc.
5:50 AM · Jun 19, 2015·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
BTC
@TheLordis_
What do you call a dad that’s falling through ice?
A Popsicle
10:34 AM · Jun 22, 2015·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Justin K.
@kulchyckiJustin
What do you call a dad that falls through some ice?
A popsicle.
Have a great day
10:48 AM · Jun 19, 2017·Twitter for Android
Twitter
2k
@FabioR1Z0
Replying to @hopefleegolden
What do you call a dad that falls through the ice? A POPsicle Face with tears of joy
10:10 PM · Jun 21, 2017·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Jokes Galore
@jokesgalore1
What do you call a dad that has fallen through the ice? A Popsicle.
3:11 AM · Sep 24, 2017·tweet_jokes
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/LeoTheSpiderboy February 17, 2019
What do you call a dad who’s fallen through the ice?
A popsicle.
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/SideOfInsanity May 6, 2019
What do you call a dad that has fallen through the ice?
a popsicle
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/notdadbot November 15, 2019
What do you call a dad that has fallen through the ice?
A Popsicle.
Bustle
35 Dad Jokes That’ll Make Him Laugh Out Loud On Father’s Day
By Kaitlyn Wylde, Syeda Khaula Saad and Siena Gagliano
Updated: June 14, 2021
Originally Published: June 7, 2019
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31. What do you call a dad who falls through the ice? A popsicle!
Twitter
DocDog
@DocAtCDI
What do you call a dad that has fallen through the ice?
A Popsicle.
5:28 PM · Jul 5, 2021·PunsByDocAtCDI
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/The_Pun-ishing_One January 4, 2022
What do you call a dad that has fallen through the ice?
A Popsicle.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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