On October = 31st, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door at = Wittenberg cathedral protesting the excesses of the Catholic church of = his day. One of the most important (and often overlooked) results = of the impetus of the Protestant Reformation started that day…
10/29/21 Grif.Net – Trick or Treat Bag (part 5)
[Sadly, we dug = around and found some more skeleton jokes. Apologies in = advance.] Why didn’t the = skeleton eat spicy food? He didn’t = have the stomach for it. Why do = skeletons like to drink milk? Everyone know = milk is so good for the bones. Why…
10/28/21 Grif.Net -Trick or Treat Bag (part 4)
[Warning: = These are bad to the bone. Skeletons are an odd subject for jokes but I = hope something tickles your funny bone] Why did the = ship captain have a hard time sailing? All he had was = a skeleton crew Where do = skeletons go for…
10/27/21 Grif.Net – Trick or Treat Bag (Part 3)
[Even MORE = bits and pieces of seasonal humor to put in your goodie = bag] I was going to = carve a pumpkin for Halloween but I accidentally dropped it on the = ground. I ended up = with squash instead ~~ Having a bad = time? When…
10/26/21 Grif.Net – Trick or Treat Bag (Part 2)
[Here are some = scary Halloween “Dad Jokes”] Q: What = do you get when you burn a monster in Budapest?A: Hungarian = ghoul ash. Q: Why do = ghosts speak Latin?A: Because it’s a dead = language. Q: What = does a ghost do when he gets in the car?A: Puts on…
10/25/21 Grif.Net – Trick or Treat Bag (Part 1)
[Since the end = is near (of October) and reasons for celebration diminish in Novembrrrr, = time to unload some lame jokes for Halloween. If you do not celebrate = Halloween, please send your candy to me.] Q: What’s a = vampire’s favorite fruit? A: = Neck-tarine. Q:…
10/23/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Out of the Pit
The story is = told of the trials of an early settler of our area. His favorite = donkey fell into an unseen break in the rock, only slightly larger than = the animal. The vertical rock walls were tight and deep, and no = matter how hard he tried,…
10/22/21 Grif.Net – Dark Books for Kids
[More = unpublished children’s books for 2021] In addition to = the 2020 winners of the ‘worst books for children’ . . = . • = Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence • = The Little Sissy Who Snitched • = Some Kittens Can Fly • Places…
10/21/21 Grif.Net – Church Treasurer’s Call
Going over our = church finances as treasurer, I found a receipt from a local paint = store signed by someone named ‘Christian’. = I wasn’t aware = of anyone buying paint, so I called the store to point out its = mistake. "I’m = sorry," I told the…
10/20/21 Grif.Net – Second Funeral
A funeral = service was being held in a church for a woman who had just passed = away. At the end of the service, the pallbearers carrying the casket = accidentally bumped into a wall, jarring the casket. = They heard a = faint moan. They opened the casket…
10/19/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Will R = suggests, “Do we even need Halloween this year? I’ve been = wearing a mask and eating candy for 18 months = now.” Karrie Beth S = saw a road sign: “Raise your right foot if you hate getting = speeding tickets.” Ian K = complained,…
10/18/21 Grif.Net – Retirement Woe
Two= retired professors were vacationing with their wives at a hotel in the = Catskills. They were sitting on the veranda one summer evening, watching = the sunset. The= history professor asked the psychology professor, “Have you read = Marx?” To = which the professor of psychology replied,…
10/16/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Words to Live By
I am retired = (and often plain tired, too) but have chosen 6 words to remember each = day. 1 – Once = all people in town decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer = when all gathered, only one boy came with an = umbrella.That’s FAITH. 2 –…