No, I'm not secretly a dad telling terrible jokes to his middle and high school children. Yes, I tell terrible jokes to my college friends. Yes, I get blank stares or groans back. Yes, I probably embarrass my friends in public on a semi-regular basis. I'm the person in the friend group who's mastered the art of "dad jokes" without being a dad. Here's how you can tell you're the only one in your friend group who thinks you're funny.

1. You've seen this look almost every time you try to tell a joke.

I'm sorry that you can't appreciate a nice, decent joke that doesn't revolve around my lack of humor.

2. When you're out in public, your friends try to save you from public embarrassment.

This ranges from a small kick under the table to stop you from finishing your sentence to duct tape over your mouth to keep you from speaking at all.

3. You get cut off in the middle of your "jokes."

Yeah, I know my jokes are bad. Doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying to tell them.

4. You tweet funny things all the time, but no one retweets them.

Um, excuse me. I should be a celebrity by now, so I don't know why you're all hating.

5. You spend hours looking at dad jokes on Twitter...

Actually, the amount of time you spend on Twitter is mostly you looking for funny jokes.

6. ...so much that you know there's the hashtag #DailyDadJokes

Here's the best of the best from Twitter recently....

7. You use dad jokes to break awkward silences.

Works every time.

8. You tell your actual dad your dad jokes and he doesn't laugh, but you do.

You're supposed to love me and support me and think I'm funny. Also, you're supposed to appreciate dad jokes. Laugh with me. Please.

9. You start thinking you're actually a dad.

I am dad. Dad is me. Just call me dad.

10. You accept the fact that you're the dad of the group.

Oh, well. At least you're the funny one, too.