Grandad Jokes, Batch #99

Richard Seltzer
2 min readJul 12, 2022
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From the Speaking in Tongues section of the book Grandad Jokes.

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Sadness about animal extinctions

in Germenglish —

Tierdrops.

127

In Greece

in the days of Homer,

Dawn enjoyed la vie en rose.

128

When the plumber went for a walk in Paris,

he prominently carried a copy of L’Etranger.

That was his camusflage.

129

The rainbow was an accomplished composer.

She had an unforgettable lightmotif.

130

When the classicist didn’t get tenure,

he was up shit’s Greek.

131

In German, the pleasure of

eating cookies while driving is

fahrfignewton.

132

The French woman mystified him.

She kept says, “S’il vous plait.”

He couldn’t understand

why she wanted silver plate.

133

The weary rabbi

had a long, long vey to go.

134

French lesson —

S’il vous plait.

Do you want to play?

135

His muscle tone needed improvement.

But his muscle tov was great.

136

The author was criticized

as an in medias racist.

137

The quarterback on the Japanese football team called, ​​​​​​​

“Three, twenty-two, haiku!”

138

After he flunked out of poetry school,

he stopped writing haikus,

and tweeted low-kus instead

139

Etymology of the word “ire”

It comes from IRS which everyone hates.

140

Slogan for a French-American

restaurant and escort service —

L’appetit vient en fuckant.

141

What is the most emotional structure in the world?

The I Feel Tower.

142

That reminds me of Rodin’s statue

The Cheeseburgers of Calais.

143

The pristine mountain stream

spoke Ancient Creek.

144

When she got her PhD in physics at age 21

she changed her name to Zweistein —

one better than Einstein.

145

He went to the Great Wall

to take a wok.

146

Frustrated at how quickly time flies,

Cicero exclaimed,

“Tempus fuck it!”

147

Independently wealthy

attractive Jewish lady

seeks muscle tov.

148

When the first woman gets on

a major league baseball team,

they should hold a bat mitzvah for her.

149

When the rich man

lost his fortune,

he suffered from culture schlock.

150

The French are renowned as spendthrifts.

That’s why their country is known as

“Payee de France.”

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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