Grandad Jokes, Batch #134

Richard Seltzer
2 min readSep 22, 2022
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From section Never Grow Up of the book Grandad Jokes.

1901

I change my mind every morning,

when I put on fresh clothes. I

t’s necessary for hygiene

1902

When someone dashes someone else’s

great expectations,

that’s expectorating.

1903

For Christmas,

Scrooge gave gifs instead of gifts,

because they were far cheaper.

1904

Suggested song for a remake of Fiddler on the Roof —

Mindrise,

Mindset,

swiftly go the years…

1905

He wanted the job of receptionist

so he could be a greet man.

1906

Why did the mobster love lobster?

Just beclaws.

1907

She became a lepidopterist

because she wanted to be a moth-er.

1908

He thoroughly vetted her,

reading dozens of her tweets,

and, indeed, she was a jolly good follow.

1909

The label read “Posturepeedick”

His name was Richard,

and he was concerned about his posture.

So, followed the instructions

and peed.

1910

Gift for a friend on his 90th birthday —

a lock picking kit,

for when he gets to the Pearly Gates.

1911

Peptalk for a budding artist —

In the game of life

you can win, lose

or draw.

1912

When you can’t find the right symbol

to express your emotion,

that’s an emojency.

1913

What do you call Satan’s roulette wheel?

A chance in Hell.

1914

What is the favorite food of ghosts?

Ghoulash

1915

People living beyond their means,

should try their median or their mode.

1916

A blink

is random act of blindness.

1917

He needed someone to look up to.

So he became a basketball fan.

1918

Someone asked on Twitter,

“What’s taking up too much space in your head?”

I replied,

Interesting thought — space is in my head.

I’ll tell Captain Kirk next time I see him.

That explains a lot.

No wonder I’m confused.

My brain is the final frontier.

1919

The sadist

was never sadisfied.

If he had been,

he would have been happy,

which was not at all what he wanted.

It was a sad story.

1920

Are they called identickle twins

because they tickle one another?

1921

Rapunzel’s father put her in the tower

because he couldn’t stand her puns.

1922

He loved Christmas so much

that he moved to Santa Catalina.

1923

When she switched from the study of literature

to medicine,

she focused on

critical care.

1924

Sometimes the literary scholar

couldn’t see the story

for the text.

1925

The maid had Cinderella Syndrome.

She believed that if she swept really well,

Prince Charming would come.

(Her brother was Cinderfella).

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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