The Bad Pun Dog meme features a series of three photographs of a Siberian Husky named Cashew telling a joke. The sequence shows the dog staring expectantly, delivering a pun, and then laughing at its own joke with an iconic wide-mouthed grin. First gaining massive popularity on Reddit in 2012, it quickly became the internet's go-to format for dad jokes and cringeworthy wordplay. The humor stems from the dog's visible excitement over its own terrible humor, perfectly capturing the awkward yet wholesome energy of a poorly received pun.