Check out the previous editions of this series at:
- Bad CSS-Dad Jokes
- Bad CSS-Dad Jokes Part Deux
- Bad CSS-Dad Jokes III
- Bad CSS-Dad Jokes Episode Four: No Hope
Let's jump directly to the content that matters...
Why did the web developers use box-shadow:10px 10px #FFC0CB on all components?
Because a manager asked them to pink outside the box.
How do CSS developers laugh?
Hue! Hue! Hue!
The four Cs in CSS: color, clear-ity, caret, and clip-path.
HTML shocked everyone by deprecating these tags.
They were always <font> and <center>.
Why did the CSS developer storm out of the restaurant?
They were outraged by the table layout.
Credit to this joke goes to Eric A. Meyer.
Gen Z CSS developers prefer rem over px.
No cap.
fr fr. It's rad.
What is CSS's favorite dinosaur?
A 3rex.
For how long do CSS developers dream?
Just 1rem.
Optimistic: The glass is 1/2 full.
Pessimistic: The glass is 1/2 empty.
CSS: The glass is twice as tall as it is wide.
That's a joke about aspect-ratio, not many of those around... And for a good reason! Not my best one, but I like it...
What is CSS developers' favorite band?
REM.
Will accept blur() too.
What is CSS developers' favorite text editor?
Vi.
Terrible, I know. I'll show myself :q!
Why can't dinosaurs develop websites?
Because they are extinct.
What HTML element has the best Kung Fu?
Bruce <li>
People complained so much that CSS had no sense of direction, that it packed its stuff and inline-start.
You know Elf on the Shelf...
...now discover Grid on a Lid!
Why did the HTML page not go to grad school?
Because it could only have one <title>.
Negative animation-delay and I go way back.
I wish the W3C removed bold from the CSS standard.
It would take a weight off my mind.
Ok. You are safe. The bad CSS/Web development joke torture ends here... for now! I threaten to be back with more! But possibly not for another while.
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