Grandad Jokes, Batch #132

Richard Seltzer
2 min readSep 18, 2022
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From the section Nonsensical Science, Philosophy, History, and Religion of the book Grandad Jokes.

601

He wanted to become a doctor,

but he was an honest man,

so he decided not.

He could never swear a hypocritical oath.

602

If time is free,

why do I have to spend it?

603

Grammar quiz —

explain the sequence

god, good, goood.

604

The monastic app on his phone

did all his prayers and penances automatically.

So. he was free to enjoy

all of God’s creation

all of the time.

It was a godsend.

605

The Buddhist priest was interested

in genealogy.

He wanted to know

who he was dezended from.

606

He loved his music.

Air buds were his religion.

He was a Budist.

607

When Moses was reincarnated

in the twenty-first century,

he went to medical school

and got a job at Mount Sinai.

608

The ships passed in the night.

It was sad.

They were too young to die.

609

She had a fine night

with the mathematician.

But she had hoped for infinity.

610

He became a potter

because he knew that a thousand years from now

nothing will remain

from today’s computers and high tech,

and this age will be known for its pots.

611

Styles will change.

What is now non-binary

will one day be decimal.

612

In ancient Greece,

for an operation

you needed not just a surgeon

but also an aesthetician.

613

God is our father,

so of course we can’t understand him.

It’s the generation gap writ large.

614

Before the volcano erupted.

She needed to go to the lavatory.

615

She didn’t micromanage.

She nanomanaged.

And sometimes she picomanaged.

616

Alternate statement of quantum theory —

Nothing matters.

617

How to swear at Earth.

“Frack you!”

618

Like coffee,

some ideas need to percolate

before they are ready to be served.

619

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John had a close friend who wanted to write his own version of the Christ story.

But he was dyslexic

and hence couldn’t write a goodspell.

620

How can I feel my age?

It won’t stay still.

Whenever I reach for it,

it has gone farther away

621

God used to be a good businesswoman.

She made profits easily.

622

Mighty thoughts

from little icons grow.

623

Need to meditate?

Watch televizen.

624

His first name was “My little dumpling.”

His last name was RIP.

625

He tried to save Time,

but her condition was hopeless.

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Richard Seltzer

His recent books include Echoes from the Attic, Grandad Jokes, Lizard of Oz, Shakespeare'sTwin Sister, To Gether Tales. and Parallel Lives, seltzerbooks.com