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Fleigelman, an immigrant from Germany who struggled = learning English, traveled to the American West to begin homesteading.&nbsp= ; He opened a bank account and signed with two X’s as was the custom.=   A few years later, having done very well for himself. married,  an= d started a family,…

Eli, age 92 and Shirley, age 89, were talking weddin= g plans when they passed a drugstore. Th= ey walked in and pulled over the pharmacist.   “Tell me,” asked= Eli, “you sell heart medication here?” “Of course,” said the pharmacist.”   “= And medicine for circulation?” The pharmacist nodded.…

A Miami officer pulled over an 86-year-old woman bec= ause her signals were confusing. &n= bsp; “First you put your hand up, like = you’re turning left, then you wave your hand up and down, then you tu= rn right,” said the officer. =   “Sonny, I decided not to…

The urge to sing =E2=80=98The Lion Sleeps Tonight=E2= =80=99 is never more than a whim away.   I used to be addicted to soap, but= I’m clean now.   I heard a joke about paper today, but it was teara= ble.   Some people pick their nose, but I was…

When God regenerated me, He saved my soul = from hell.  I await the day when He saves this body and makes i= t eternally new.  Meanwhile, I am told to "renew" my mind= by changing the "stinking thinking" of this world and replac= ing it with the positive truth…

A friend said, “Having a dog is better than= having kids.” I asked for reasons behind his belief and he quickly s= haredBecause they . . . &nb= sp; 1. Eat less   2. Don’t ask for m= oney all the time   3. Are easier to train   4.…

Sara asked her grandma how old she was. Grandma smiled and a= nswered, "I’m 39 and holding.&= quot;   Sara thought for a moment, and then said, "And how old would yo= u be if you let go?"   ~~ Dr. Bob Griffinbob@gr= if.net  www.grif.net “1 cross + 3 nails…

Little Jacob saw his grandma coming down the walk with his m= om. "I sure am happy to see you, now maybe Daddy will do the trick he’= s been promising."  = Grandma was curious and asked, "What trick is = that?"   Jacob answered, "I heard him tell Mommy…

A life-long city man, tired of the rat race, decided he was = going to give up the city life, move to the country, and become a chicken f= armer.   He bought a chicken farm. As it turned out, his next door neighbor w= as also a chicken farmer.…

“I’ve had a tough last 12 months”, sa= id a friend when I inquired how his life was going.   Last November = – Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days and it was terrible!  But the instructio= ns said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 128!   Then in…

[Wichita pastor Joe Wright offered this prayer before the Ka= nsas State Legislature in Topeka – one of the first Weekend Grif.Net = blogs in October 1996 (30 years ago).]      Heavenly Father, we com= e before You today to ask Your forgiveness and to seek Your direction and…

I won= dered when Teresa got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a slice of = cake, if this would get crumbs all over the bed. "Don’t worry," s= he replied, "It is made to eat in bed. That’s why we call it a s= heet cake."  …

My kingdom for a horse he said = Yet Richard the Third we’ve not read Though the play’s assigned Shakespeare’s such a grind We= ‘d sooner chill with Mister Ed &nbs= p; *** You= ng Bobby Tucker chats the whole day through His teacher said, “That’s all you ever do.…