Grandad Jokes, Batch #58

Richard Seltzer
2 min readMay 19, 2022
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From the Never Grow Up section of the book Grandad Jokes

1001

What do you call a strong durable joke?

A hardy har-har.

1002

They wanted a traditional holiday family gathering.

But they also wanted to stay social distanced.

So they only invited distant relatives.

1003

He was a short story writer,

just five feet tall.

1004

The authorities decided that the best way

to wean the natives from cannibalism

was to give them cannabis.

1005

Product idea —

pot in a can.

Call it Can of Bliss.

1006

The advice the cow gave to her calf —

Just be kine.

1007

Mr. Rogers never died.

He became a horse

and he and Mr. Ed hang out together

in the neighborhood.

1008

Has anyone ever told the story of how Satan

was reborn as Santa?

1009

I like whipped dream on my ice cream.

1010

remember that all blessings should be counted as powers of 2 (or more if you are in an optimistic mood :-) 2, 4, 8, 16 …

1011

Which font do you use in your manuscripts?

The font of all knowledge.

1012

When the deaf couple got hearing aids,

they celebrated New Ears Day,

to resounding applause.

1013

What do fish sound like when they sing?

The bass sing solow.

1014

The shy self-conscious book

finally made it into a great library

but still couldn’t believe in her shelf.

1015

The Bengal tiger had two wives.

The reticent one was a tigress.

The talkative one was a digress.

1016

In Germany there’s a special branch of the military trained to fight in lifts or elevators —

The Liftwaffe.

1017

Proust was proud of his formal education.

That’s why he named his masterwork

Remembrance of Courses Passed.

1018

The day after Christmas is Christmas Adam.

1019

Someone asked Santa why he delivered

presents on Christmas Eve.

He replied, “Just beclause.”

1020

Microsoft’s search engine is not computer-based.

The answers are all generated by a human bing.

1021

The destination of the wagon train was the town before Vail, Colorado.

Their slogan —

We shall pre-Vail.

1022

She used too much mouth wash

and so was plagued with nightmares

teeming with gargoyles.

1023

Those who are polite say, “Yes, ma’am.”

Trump says, “Yes, mayhem.”

1024

When faced with the choice of which path to go down

deciding the direction of your life,

who should you consult?

A pathologist.

1025

It’s a compliment to say someone is “gifted.”

But it’s an insult to be “regifted.”

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List of Richard’s other jokes, stories, poems and essays.

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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