Sure. One time my dad tried to fix the sink. He had all these tools spread out and was so confident. But when he turned on the water, it sprayed everywhere like a fountain. He just stood there, drenched, with a shocked look on his face. It was hilarious.
It could be that the situation around his death had some ironic elements. Like he was always so careful about one thing, say not getting wet in the rain, but on his last day, he ended up in a big puddle and it just makes for a strange and funny story to tell later. It's not making light of his death, but finding the odd and humorous moments in the events leading up to it.
There was this time when my dad had the baby in his arms during a family gathering. The baby must have eaten too much because he threw up all over dad's shoulder. Dad didn't miss a beat. He turned to us and said, 'Well, looks like the baby doesn't like my cologne.' He then calmly took the baby to get cleaned up, all while making everyone around laugh with his easy - going attitude.
The unexpectedness. In a funny dad story, dads often do things that are out of the ordinary. For example, my dad once tried to ride my little sister's bike just for fun. He's a big guy, and seeing him on that tiny bike was both strange and hilarious. It's these moments that catch you off guard that make it memorable.
There was this time when I went on a date in high school. My dad secretly followed us to the movie theater. When the date tried to hold my hand, suddenly my dad's face popped up from the seat behind us and he said 'Hands to yourself, young man!'. It was so embarrassing at that moment but now it's a really funny story to tell.
When I was a kid, my dad tried to build a treehouse. He had all these grand plans. But in the end, the treehouse was so wobbly that it looked like it would fall apart any second. We all laughed about it and he said it was 'artistically unsteady'.
When I was at a school fair and about to ride a rickety old roller coaster, my dad inspected it thoroughly. He pointed out every little loose bolt and told the operator it wasn't safe for his 'precious child'. The operator was a bit annoyed but fixed the issues. Dad stood there the whole time to make sure I had a safe ride. It was both funny and heartwarming to see him be so protective.
One funny dad birth story is about a dad who was so nervous during the delivery that he fainted right when the baby was about to be born. When he woke up, he saw his wife holding the baby and he was so embarrassed. Another one is a dad who accidentally locked himself out of the delivery room while running to get ice chips for his wife. He had to bang on the door until a nurse let him back in. And there was a dad who thought the baby would come out clean as a whistle, but when he first held the newborn, the baby pooped all over his new shirt.
Once, a new dad was trying to change his baby's diaper for the first time. He got the diaper on backwards and the baby just looked at him with this confused expression. It was hilarious.