Two crows were near a cornfield when they noticed a figure that= looked like a man in the distance. &quo= t;See that over there? What is that?", asked the first crow. The second crows took a long look. "That= ‘s a scarecrow. But it sure looks authentic, doesn’t it?" "How…
08/08/23 Grif.Net – Summer Heat
I was feeling really warm with these high summer temps. The wife said if I just put on sunglasses, I’= d be a lot cooler. ~~ Know that Humpty Dumpty had = a terrible summer. But heard that at least h= e had a great fall. ~~ I…
08/07/23 Grif.Net – Status Updates of Friends
Carla B moaned, “Ohio is stealing my l= ife story – a series of train wrecks in an already depressed area.” Thom D concluded, “127% of all people e= xaggerate.” Adrian G reminded us, “You can turn your regular sofa int= o a sofa bed just by forgetting your…
08/05/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Monthly Motivation
[Random “stuff” I’ve collected and share on f= irst weekend of each month] “Don’t watch the clock; do w= hat it does. Keep going.” ~ Sam Levens= on = 220;Falling down is how we grow. Staying down is how we die.” ~ Brian Vaszily “There may be people…
08/04/23 Grif.Net – Weakly Smiles (pat 17)
What was Icarus’ least favorite food? Hot wings. ~~ The last thing my gran= dfather said before he died was “Pints, liters, gallons!” That spoke volumes to me. ~~ The oldest computer can be traced to Adam and Eve. Yes, it was an Apple. But with a= n…
08/03/23 Grif.Net – Baseball in Heaven (+ Answers to Largest Quiz)
Heard that God challenged the Devil to a game of baseball.= “How= can I lose?” God asked. “I have all the best players up here!&= #8221; “How can I lose?” replied the Devil. “I have all of the= umpires down here.” = ~~ &nbs= p; ~~ANSWERS TO LARGEST…
08/02/23 Grif.Net – World’s Largest Quiz
Next MULTIPLE GUESS QUIZ (we give the answer, and you guess whi= ch is right). Not the world’s largest quiz, but on facts about = what is largest or greatest in the world. 1. What country has the world= 217;s largest national park? (Canada, Denmar= k, Kenya, Russia) …
08/01/23 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#20 – August)
[Always start each month with puns, but this is the final batch= of Tom Swifties. Combined these last five letters since few adverbs start = with those end-of-alphabet letters] &nb= sp; “I can tell which way the wind is blowi= ng,” said Tom vainly. "I feel so… empty," said…
07/31/23 Grif.Net – Get a Clock
[Story from a friend who reported it as true.] It was Fr= iday night after a long week of summer school. I didn’t want to= just get on the bus and go home. All my buddies were going out to re= lax a bit and have some fun. I jumped…
07/29/23 Weekend Grif.Net -Worry & Stress
Once, a psychology professor walked around his classroom full o= f students holding a glass of water with his arm straightened out to the si= de. He asked his students, “How heavy is this glass of water?” The st= udents started to shout out guesses–ranging anywhere from 4 ounces…
07/28/23 Grif.Net – Weakly Smiles (part 16)
Do gun manuals have a troubleshooting section? ~~ To some marriage is a word. To o= thers, it’s a sentence. ~~ I bought my wife = a new refrigerator for a birthday present. I= know her face will light up when she opens it. ~~ Genie: What’s…
07/27/23 Grif.Net – My Pet
As a lad, I had a newt (a little amphibian like a salamander) a= s a pet and carried it in my shirt pocket. I took him to school one d= ay for “show-and-tell” time. Everyone was interested and = asked a lot of questions. Finally, my teacher asked…
07/26/23 Grif.Net – Life’s Mysteries (+ answer from Fast Food Slogans)
LIFE’S MYSTERIES . . . >What is a “free” gift? Aren’t all gifts free?>How can there be self-help “groups”?>>Why does fridge have a “D” in it, = but refrigerator doesn’t?>Isn’t = the word “queue” just a Q followed by four silent letters?>Why is a W called “double-u” when it=…