Fatherhood seems to agree with Chasten Buttigieg if his Twitter jokes are any indication.
The educator, author and husband of Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg—who became fathers to twins earlier this month—had their Twitter fans laughing and good-naturedly groaning when he pitched a dad-jokey collaboration with drag superstar RuPaul.
In a tweet tagging RuPaul, Buttigieg pitched a children's themed retool of his iconic song "(Supermodel) You Better Work" that was the kind of groaner only a dad could come up with.
Buttigieg tweeted:
"Has @RuPaul considered a children's album? Because 'You Betta Burp!' has been stuck in my head all. darn. day. #DadBrain"
Buttigieg's joke was in reference to the song's well-known refrain in which RuPaul repeatedly tells us "you better WORK, cover girl, WORK, give a twirl" in the kind of voice that can only be described as commanding.
Over the years since the song's 1992 debut, "you better work" has also become one of RuPaul's key catchphrases, employed regularly on his TV show RuPaul's Drag Race.
If it can inspire countless drag queens to be their best selves there seems to be no reason why "You betta BURP" couldn't inspire America's babies to have the "charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent" to find their gastrointestinal "realness," right?
Chasten and Pete announced the birth of their twins, Penelope Rose and Joseph August on September 7. And while, naturally, conservatives have thrown a fit about the two becoming fathers, they've been totally unfazed by the vitriol.
In addition to his RuPaul-centric dad joke, Chasten has shared several glimpses into he and Pete's new lives as fathers on social media.
Getting really good at the “everybody is napping let me go make a gallon of coffee and do seventeen loads of laundr… https://t.co/AqDkczdL75— Chasten Glezman Buttigieg (@Chasten Glezman Buttigieg) 1632077573.0
Online fans of the couple have been absolutely loving it.
Chasten's RuPaul joke was no exception.
@Chasten @RuPaul OMG…already with the #DadJokes! 🤦🏼— Judi (@Judi) 1632434572.0
@Chasten @RuPaul I strictly avoided any and all baby music for the kids, but I would have made an exception for this one.— Daniel Summers, MD (@Daniel Summers, MD) 1632432757.0
@Chasten @RuPaul My husband and I do the same thing! We sing “Hey Baby Girl” to the tune of Kitty Girl! https://t.co/fhhB7ExwMF— Brian Walsh (@Brian Walsh) 1632440543.0
@Chasten @RuPaul Right? Twin mom here. Be careful. Whatever you go with, it will be stuck in your head *forever*. M… https://t.co/5TSPTAPszJ— Lisa Campodall'Orto (@Lisa Campodall'Orto) 1632443338.0
@Chasten @RuPaul Go with what works. You are a dad and now allowed, no, expected to change lyrics to make your poi… https://t.co/kyFnSRF3mh— lucinda. 🐝 🚂🚄🚲 (@lucinda. 🐝 🚂🚄🚲) 1632432954.0
@Chasten @RuPaul Your #DadBrain humor is adorbs and definitely keeping you sane! Keep laughing and keep it coming!… https://t.co/UmScE8xbOo— Charlotte (@Charlotte) 1632503815.0
@Chasten @RuPaul One of the hardest habits to crack is remaking songs for my daughter. I cannot stop. Some are bett… https://t.co/MrdxAbOLVo— MrsBearSquared (@MrsBearSquared) 1632434035.0
Raise your hand if you knew Chasten would have the best Dad tweets 🙋♀️ https://t.co/zmrGKqLqYC— Ann Arbor for Secretary Pete (@Ann Arbor for Secretary Pete) 1632432724.0
I LOVE his dad Tweets! They are my new favorite thing! https://t.co/rLq90zINtu— Dale 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@Dale 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️) 1632432550.0
GOD, they're the two luckiest damn kids on the face of the earth. 🥺 https://t.co/vNfwQJRyCR— buttitwins defense squad 🏳️🌈🐝 (@buttitwins defense squad 🏳️🌈🐝) 1632432889.0
Working with babies isn't exactly on brand for RuPaul, but hey—as baby-centric catchphrases go, "You better BURP!" is a bit of an earworm.