Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s attempt at a “dad joke” didn’t exactly hit comedy paydirt when delivered to a Saudi crowd in Riyadh on Tuesday, but his follow-up drew applause.
The essence of a dad joke is that it has a silly pun or something else that may bring a smile to your face, despite being kind of dorky.
Such was Musk’s joke during a sit-down at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum — headlined by President Donald Trump — when the topic of what ventures he could bring to the Middle Eastern kingdom came up.
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They included robots for manufacturing and Tesla robotaxis, while Musk noted the country had already committed to bringing in Starlink for maritime and air use.
The entrepreneur then made a pitch to
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