Dad Anecdotes

Users share personal stories and anecdotes about their fathers, frequently relating them to the HN post's topic by highlighting dads' technical skills, impressive feats, or quintessential 'dad' behaviors.

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Sample Comments

adamcharnock Aug 22, 2016 View on HN

Never thought I'd see my dad on HN :)

SeeDave Aug 22, 2017 View on HN

Glad I could share my father's wisdom :)

suppressingfire Aug 16, 2010 View on HN

Whoa... I never thought I'd see my dad's work reffed on HN.

xor1 Sep 27, 2017 View on HN

Yep, my dad was one of these people

Y-Bopinator Mar 14, 2020 View on HN

Reminds me of my dad to be honest

mym1990 Mar 23, 2023 View on HN

Great set of data points and anecdotes, your dad sounds like a great dude.

softawre Dec 12, 2017 View on HN

Man, I wish my dad was technical. Treasure that relationship.

xanderlewis Jan 11, 2025 View on HN

That is a very Dad thing to say.

That's impressive. Makes me feel like I need to up my Dad game.

alex_anglin Nov 12, 2020 View on HN

Sounds like your dad was an interesting guy. Sorry for your loss.