[A final =
throwback post on the 25th anniversary of starting the daily =
Grif Net blog now read by thousands and expanded to Facebook. =
Thanks for putting up with this repeat of lame humor, much geared to =
college students from years ago.]
“MAKING =
IT THROUGH THE SEMESTER” (sent =
10/08/96)
Every morning =
in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it
must run =
faster than the fastest lion or it will be =
killed.
Every morning =
a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the
slowest =
gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn’t =
matter whether you are a lion or gazelle . . .
When the sun =
comes up, you’d better be running.
~~ANSWERS TO =
QUIZ ABOUT JACK~~
NURSERY =
RHYME/FAIRY TALE JACKS
1. Adhered to =
strict dietary regulations =3D JACK Sprat
2. Astute =
businessman, no beans about it =3D JACK & the =
Beanstalk
3. Clumsy =
beverage seeker =3D JACK & Jill
4. Cornered by =
his self-esteem =3D Little JACK Horner
5. Olympic =
hopeful =3D JACK be nimble
6. =
First-degree murderer =3D JACK the Giant Killer
MODERN ENGLISH =
WORDS
1. Halloween =
fixture =3D JACK-o-lantern
2. Handyman =
=3D JACK of all trades
3. Hard cider =
=3D appleJACK
4. Classic =
dive =3D JACKknife
5. Win big =3D =
JACKpot
6. 21 =3D =
blackJACK
7. Small tot =
toy =3D JACK-in-the-box
8. Paul =
Bunyan, e.g. =3D lumberJACK
9. British =
emblem =3D UnionJACK
10. Ballpark =
snack =3D crackerJACKs
11. Singing =
Family =3D JACKson Five
12. Children’s =
dexterity game =3D JACKstraws (or jacks)
13. Late =
autumn visitor =3D JACK Frost
14. Fast start =
=3D JACK rabbit
15. Tight =
garment =3D JACKet
16. Hand held =
drill =3D JACK hammer
17. Warm ups =
=3D jumping JACK
18. Religious =
plant =3D JACK-in-the-pulpit
19. Pancake =
=3D flapJACK
20. Folding =
blade =3D JACKknife
21. Male =
donkey =3D JACKass
22. Sailor =3D =
JACK tar
23. Wyoming =
vacation site =3D JACKson Hole
24. =
Mischievous child =3D JACKenape
25. Old =
Hickory =3D Andrew JACKson
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"