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Because dad jokes are always fun.
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Get-DadJoke.ps1
function Get-DadJoke {
[cmdletBinding()]
Param()
process {
$header = @{
Accept = "application/json"
}
$joke = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://icanhazdadjoke.com/" -Method Get -Headers $header
$joke.joke
}
}
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lukebarone commented Nov 5, 2025

Update for those who cannot read (you know, accessibility stuff)

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Speech
function Speak-DadJoke {
    [cmdletBinding()]
    Param()

    process {
        $headers = @{
            Accept = "application/json"
        }
        $DJ = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "https://icanhazdadjoke.com/" -Method Get -Headers $headers
        $Speaker = New-Object System.Speech.Synthesis.SpeechSynthesizer
        $Speaker.Speak($DJ.joke)
    }
}

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