04/21/26 Grif.Net - Grandpa Swifty (+ Answers to More Daffynitions Quiz)
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Came across a list of Tom Swifty jokes, where the final adverb adds a sharp (and funny) point to the sentence. Of course, for my grandkids I changed if all to “Grandpa” instead of “Tom”. So now working on some “Grandpa Swifties”.
“I don’t think I could eat another hot dog, said Grandpa, frankly.
"I’m not afraid of a little poison ivy!" Grandpa said rashly.
"The thermostat is set too high," said Grandpa, heatedly.
"If you want me, I will be in the attic," said Grandpa, loftily.
"Pass me the shellfish," said Grandpa, crabbily.
"My pencil is dull," said Grandpa, pointlessly.
"I’ve joined the navy," Grandpa said fleetingly.
"I used the vacuum cleaner to clear the drain," Grandpa said succinctly.
"I think I’ll use a different font for my Grif Net jokes," said Grandpa, boldly.
**ANSWERS TO MORE DAFFY-NITIONS QUIZ**
Example:
y = Musician who does nothing but fiddle around = Violinist
1. A very, very small joke = Minnehaha or puny pun
2. Someone who faints in the doctor’s office = Outpatient
3. Person whose job it is to put you in your place = Real estate agent
4. Money put aside in case your car gets a flat = Retirement Fund
5. Where tadpoles save their money = Riverbank
6. The sickest tree in the forest = the Sycamore
7. Man who patients are wearing thin = Diet doctor or bariatric surgeon
8. What a policeman would yell at a runaway Timex = Stopwatch
9. Apparatus on the corner that turns red the closer you move toward it in your car = Traffic light
10. Mail that arrives wet = postage due
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Dr. Bob Griffin
“Abhorring all my sin, adoring only Him”
