Grandad Jokes, Batch #78

Richard Seltzer
2 min readJun 20, 2022
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From the Never Grow Up section of the book Grandad Jokes.

1526

Gershwin wandered the streets of Paris

trying to capture the flavor of the city.

But only when he went to Long Island

did he find the Sound.

1527

Tonto could read the Lone Ranger’s mind.

He had side-kick powers.

1528

The ceramic couldn’t keep a job.

Time after time she was fired.

1529

He walked back and forth across the lawn

carrying a handheld fan.

His wife asked him to do

the lawn dry.

He had no idea why.

1530

The floor was depressed.

She liked the janitor,

but he polished her twice a day every day,

and she hated being rebuffed.

1531

Teddy Roosevelt was misquoted.

Wearing his Rough Rider suit,

he said,

“Speak softly,

but carry a big shtik.”

1532

The cheerleaders held their convention

in Pom Pom Springs

1533

She was ambivalent about getting married.

So she became a widwife.

1534

Disclaimer —

Before reading this joke,

confer with your doctor

and tell him or her

if you are dead

or are planning to die.

1535

She went for a body wax

and wound up on display at Madame Tussauds.

1536

Where do religious sea creatures live?

The cloysters.

People who are afraid of those have cloyster phobia.

1537

The expensive goldfish

believe in carp diem.

1538

The goldfish wrote a love poem

to his koi mistress.

1539

When he got a double promotion

he was finally statusfied.

1540

A black cappuccino at a collegiate coffee shop

is a cap and gown.

1541

What’s the favorite shape of witches?

the hexagon.

1542

How do ghosts navigate from galaxy to galaxy?

by dead reckoning.

1543

Imagine an aircraft carrier

and at the controls

there’s a steering committee.

1544

I just watched It’s a Wonderful Life again and realized what a blessing cellphones must be to those in Heaven. Every time a text is delivered an angel gets his/her wings.

1545

Wash on Monday,

iron on Tuesday,

mend on Wednesday,

churn on Thursday,

clean on Friday,

bake on Saturday,

watch football on Sunday.

1546

The Return of Odysseus —

He was twenty years older

and not a wit wiser;

so she returned him,

as unsuitorable.

1547

I’m a fast food cook.

My cooking is so bad

that anyone who tastes it

decides to fast.

1548

Mary had a little lamb,

and rice,

and salad.

1549

What is the friendliest rodent?

The groundhug.

1550

To weigh a small child

you should use a sliding scale.

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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