Grandad Jokes, Batch #31

Richard Seltzer
Morning Musings Magazine
2 min readDec 17, 2021

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From the section Never Grow Up in the book Laugh and Let Laugh

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“For every question, there is a dancer,”

said the rockette scientist.

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Christmas cheer —

Hey! Hey! What do you say?

Take the gifts the other way!

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The parchment wanted to marry a controlling woman

so he could be embossed.

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He knew he couldn’t save the world, so he did the next best thing —

He became a lexicographer and saved the word.

330

Title of Netflix CEO —

stream-boat captain.

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He published his short novel in ten volumes.

He explained —

“In this business, you win on volume.”

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Time for refreshment,

refreshmeant,

meant tea,

with three cubes of nice.

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The lady was disappointed by complimentary wine in first class —

It didn’t pay her any compliments.

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Christmas was traumatic for the fir tree —

She got all twisted up,

wreathing in pain.

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She had finished her first novel.

Now she was an author.

Doors would open for her.

She need no longer worry about

unauthorized use or access.

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Don’t give up.

Sometimes you get to the top

by climbing the ladder

one wrong at a time.

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The true woman —

plays the woman-olin

women-ustrates monthly

writes woman-uscripts

ends her prayers a-women

has good womanners

and is wonderful in womanifold ways.

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Even when published

the novel was disappointed —

he thought he had been typecast.

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What plant grew up to be an enormous success —

Horatio Algae.

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Why did the personnel manager insist that all secretarial applicants take a blood test?

She didn’t want any type Os.

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The podiatrist gardener specialized in

tomat-toes.

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A rich guy didn’t like the long delay before dinner was served,

so he hired a waiter.

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What’s the favorite game of gourmets?

Crabbage.

What’s the favorite game of vegetarian gourmets?

Cabbage.

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Why did the pasta go to the gym?

He wanted to become fit-tuccine.

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How do rabbits make beer?

With hops.

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When the restaurant served hot chocolate

they had a bon bon fire.

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How do you play hops scotch?

With beer and scotch.

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A guy uses his front porch as his office

so he can lose weight

by working out every day.

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A woman wouldn’t go to a meetup

because she’s a vegetarian.

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“That’s a lot of dessert.”

“Yes, that’s the Sahara of desserts.”

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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