[The famous “Dr Bob”, founder of the =
Grif.Net, recently sat down for an interview with reporters to share =
insights about himself, his past and other milestones of the Grif.Net =
daily blog celebrating 1996-2016 20-year anniversary. Presidents Day =
seemed appropriate to look into the humble mind of this great American =
humorist.]
Q: Dr Bob, do you consider yourself stupid or a =
genius?
Grif: I am stupid. Which is, =
of course, very smart. I’ve found genius has its limits, but =
stupidity doesn’t.
~~
Q: Dr Bob, is =
honesty a character trait others would say they admire in =
you?
Grif: Is it okay to use my last =
two parole officers as references?
~~
Q: Dr Bob, are =
you married?
Grif: Yes, I’ve =
been happily married 3 years now. I’ve been married 46 =
years, and if you add up a day here and a day there . . .
Q: That was =
not what I meant. Tell me about your marriage.
Grif: Okay. The first thing I noticed when I got =
married was becoming very dizzy. I lost my balance at the =
bank.
~~
Q: Dr Bob, do =
you make up all these jokes yourself?
Grif: Yes, out of my head.
Q: You must =
be.
~~
Q: Dr Bob, have =
you ever known anyone who could predict the future using cards?
Grif: =
Yes, when growing up, my mother did. She looked at my report card =
and told me what would happen when my dad got home.
~~
Q: Dr Bob, do =
you ever print out copies of your grif.net jokes and =
puns?
Grif: Yes, we used to put them =
to line the bottom of the bird cage until the parrot committed =
suicide.
~~
Q: Were you =
active in college sports, drama, music?
Grif: I was a four-letter man =
my freshman year. The letters were F, A, I and L. But I said =
I would never return to that college until they took back what they said =
about me.
Q: What did they say about =
you?
Grif: They said, “Leave and never come =
back.”
[more of this interview in months to =
come]
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"