Grandad Jokes, Batch #14

Richard Seltzer
Morning Musings Magazine
2 min readOct 16, 2021

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From the section “Nonsensical Science, Philosophy, History and Religion” in the book Grandad Jokes

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When the literature professor retired,

he went into

the deconstruction business.

352

There’s after shave.

Why not after life?

Law’d be praised.

Unlaw’d be damned.

Just-is be served.

353

A religion based on marijuana

would use water instead of wine in its services,

potable water.

354

Oh what dreams pipes would dream,

​​​​​​​if pipes could dream.

355

The preacher put a billboard on the side of his old dilapidated church

saying

“Repaint! Repaint!”

356

He was the soul proprietor

of a meditation business.

357

The disappointed monk

lashed out at his spirtual teacher:

“You will guru the day…”

358

An advertisement

for religious and philosophical tolerance

is an eclectic plug.

359

The yoga teacher gave Christmas presence.

360

Eve was on a soccer team.

She played left rib.

361

Suggested title of book of criticism of literary criticism —

Literature Remilked

or Second-dairy literature.

362

The best time of day for writing is I AM

363

Green cards should be issued for planting trees and other acts that combat climate change.

364

Panic at sight of the exit sign — Exit-stential fear.

365

Definition of heaven —

All of the above.

366

God is useful as a scapegoat.

If He didn’t exist, we’d have to invent him.

367

In his old age,

Kant became interested in music,

advancing from das ding

to das dingaling.

368

A glorious morning.

The mountains playing peak-a-boo with the clouds.

369

When a tweet has the length, structure, and flavor of haiku,

it should be known as tweeku.

370

Synonym for “sweat of the brow” —

percepation.

371

Instead of trying to reverse climate change,

he became a barber,

​​​​​​​in hopes that he might shave the world.

372

In heaven, no one has face-to-face meetings.

All communication is virtuous.

373

Pindar was a bookie

at the ancient Olympic Games,

famous for his Pindaric Odds.

374

Over the years,

the artist tried many styles using

many different materials

until he recognized the potential of cosmetics

and focused on real-lipstick art.

375

Nothing lasts,

but some things can first.

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Richard Seltzer
Morning Musings Magazine

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