[Got questions = about the Bible? You may not find the answers here] Is it true = that Adam nicknamed Eve his “limited edition = McRib”? Is it true = that Jesus first appeared to women after His resurrection because He = wanted the message to spread faster? …
11/13/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Cutting the Grave Clothes
Og = Mandino’s book, “You Are the Greatest Miracle in the = World”, reminds us: “Most of = us build prisons for ourselves and after we occupy them for a period of = time we become accustomed to their walls and accept the false premise = that we are…
11/12/21 Grif.Net – Defining Terms
[St= ill reflecting on Veteran’s Day and discussions from members of = the US Armed Forces] Ask the Army to ‘secure a = building’ and they will set up a perimeter around it and make sure = nobody gets out. Ask= the Marines to ‘secure a building’ and they…
11/11/21 Grif.Net – Veterans’ Discussion
[National honors and my personal thanks to ALL living = military veterans celebrating this special day. And a little = humor, because this IS the grif net blog after all.] Three young = veterans – an Airman, a Soldier, and a Marine – were sitting around = talking about hardships…
11/10/21 Grif.Net – Post’s Word Play (p.3)
The= Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its = yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings = for common words. Dr. Mott added these winners for our readers to = enjoy: 1. = Coffee, n. The person upon whom one coughs. …
11/09/21Grif.Net – Post’s Word Plays (p.2)
The= Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take = any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or = changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Lon= gtime friend of the grif net blog Jim Mott forwarded some additional = winners: 1. =…
11/08/21 Grif.Net – Post’s Word Plays (p.1)
The= Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take = any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or = changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Longtime friend = of the grif net blog Jim Mott forwarded some winners: 1. = Intaxicaton: Euphoria…
11/06/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Seven “A’s” of Confession
Seven = “A’s” of Confession: 1. ADDRESS = everyone involved and only them. Talk them about my faults. Do it right = away and be persistent. Only talk to people who are part of the problem = or part of the solution. 2. AVOID = “if”, “but”, “maybe”.…
11/05/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Gary C = laments, ‘My memory is like an etch-a-sketch. I shake my head and = forget everything.” Christina M = revealed, “Computer said password ‘SAMSON’ was = weak. Changed to ‘SAMSONWITHHA!R” and that was = strong.” Thom D = complains, “I hate when cashiers feel the need…
11/04/21 Grif.Net – More Thoughts
[More = collected thoughts and updates from famous people supposedly ‘in = the know’] “When I = meet women, I immediately start talking about global warming. It’s = a real ice breaker.” “I = can’t believe my parents support my choice of profession! I told = them that…
11/03/21 Grif.Net – Little-known Bible Lesson for Life
We taught our = children that . . . **Daniel slept in a den of = lions. **Peter slept = in a prison. **Jacob slept = with a stone for a pillow. **Jesus slept = in a storm. We asked them = what they learned from…
11/02/21 Grif.Net – Thoughts from the Rich and Famous
[I often quote = my friends but decided to stoop lower and look at what other folks were = saying across social media.=C2=A0 Names withheld for fear of bad = publicity from it 😊 = ] =E2=80=9CDo = you know what I love most about baseball? The pine tar,…
11/01/21 Grif.Net – Worst of the Month
[Each first of = the month we send worst of the month puns so your month will only get = better!] Bigfoot is = sometimes confused with Sasquatch, and Yeti never = complains. I was watching = a cooking show from Melbourne, and when the chef made meringue,…