Reaching into = my pocket, I smiled when I realized my coins weren’t wet, damp, or even = moist. Is that = funny? Not to anyone else, but obviously I have a dry cents of = humor. ***ANSWERS TO = QUIZ ON CANADA*** 1. What two things…
06/03/21 Grif.Net – Oh, Canada
[Odd trivia related our neighbors in the Great White = North. Answers tomorrow] 1. What two things was Canadian Miles Gilbert Horton = famous for? 2. Dudley Do-Right is the most famous Royal Canadian = Mountain Police cartoon figure. Do you remember the name of his = horse?…
06/02/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Marilyn L = said, “I’m supposed to respect my elders, but it’s = getting harder and harder to find any.” Scott M = said, “If I got a dollar for every time I thought about you, = I’d start thinking about you.” Boyet A = announced, “We just had…
06/01/21 Grif.Net – Puns For Bitter or for Wurst
100= years ago Einstein developed a theory about space. Personally, I think = it was about time. I = was accused of being a plagiarist. Hey, it was their word, not = mine. Goi= ng to bed with music on gives me sound sleep. In = my…
05/31/21 Memorial Day Grif.Net – Remembering the Fallen
&qu= ot;This is the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This = is not Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration. It is a day of solemn = contemplation over the cost of freedom." –Tamra = Bolton "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we…
05/29/21 Weekend Grif.Net – 10 Facts often Overlooked this Weekend
MEM= ORIAL DAY is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get = the year’s first sunburn. It’s a time to remember the men = and women who sacrificed their lives for their country. Here are some = facts to give the holiday a better perspective.…
05/28/21 Grif.Net – Admitting More Facts
[As= long as I told you yesterday (I think) about what could be overheard at = my house, I might as well add that I’m old, but proudly admit = these facts] I = think writing my name in cursive is my signature move. I = lost my…
05/27/21 Grif.Net – Overheard at My House
[Yes, = I’ve been retired 6 weeks now, but I’ve been practicing = these lines for a while. Here is what a fly-on-the-wall might hear = at the Griffin’s place] 1. Why is the = print on these instructions so small? 2. Wait. What = did I come…
05/26/21 Grif.Net – Coin Collecting (part 5)
I’m = asking for a penny for your thoughts on the current so-called = ‘coin shortage’ in America. It makes little cents, = and personally, I can’t make heads or tails of = it. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I Love!"
05/25/21 Grif.Net – Q&A for All Ages
[As= a Grandpa.it is incumbent on me to be the font of knowledge for the = next generation. My contemporaries, my children, my grandkids. And = you, my unlucky friends.] Q: What is the leading cause of dry = skin? A: = Towels Q: = Why is it unwise…
05/24/21 Grif.Net – Last Trip to Walmart
Yes= terday I was at my local Walmart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow = for my loyal pet, Jake, the Wonder Dog and was in the check-out line = when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. Wha= t did she think I…
05/22/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Not too Late
More than a = century ago, a man was reading his morning newspaper. To his surprise = and horror, he read HIS name in the obituary column. The newspaper had = mistakenly reported the death of the wrong person for sure. He was = shocked to read news headline about…
05/21/21 Grif.Net – Revising Lyrics
Some musicians = are revisiting their hits of the 60’s & 70‘s with new = lyrics to accommodate “Boomers” who are now in their = 60’s & 70’s **Herman’= s Hermits – Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely = Walker **The Bee Gees = – How Can You…