Best dad joke of the year (so far) is about promising footballer Irfan Fandi and his drug-free campaign

Irfan Fandi, the son of Singapore’s most iconic footballer, looks to be following his father’s footsteps in becoming a role model for kids everywhere. Aside from being a promising football talent himself (The Guardian hailed him as one of the world’s top 40 young talents in the sport), Fandi Ahmad’s 19-year-old son is now helping advocate the Central Narcotics Bureau’s message for youths to stay drug-free. 

That’s righteous and all, but there’s just this niggling feeling about the poster:

Photo: CNB / Facebook

Oh wait, yeah, it was in serious need of a dad joke. Thanks, @Fadzilselamat

His dad joke was so effective that his tweet is literally doing way better than The Straits Times’ original post. Stay lit, 2017. 



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