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Man wishes daughter happy birthday with a dad joke, wins the heart of the internet

Classic dad humor.
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You're never too old for a good dad joke as this 21-year-old demonstrated in a tweet that went viral.

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Raylin Pellatt tweeted a screenshot of a Facebook post that her dad shared in celebration of her 21st birthday. Joe Pellatt posted a picture of Raylin posing next to a sea lion with the caption: "Happy 21st Birthday to my beautiful daughter (left) Raylin!"

Raylin shared the adorable post on Twitter where it went viral.

Twitter absolutely loved Joe's hilarious dad joke.

Raylin shared her father's reaction to the tweet going viral.

And he should be. Dad humor is the best.

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