The= re is nothing ironic about rain on your wedding day. It’s normal = for a couple to have a bridal shower. It’= s ironic that chili is hot, not chilly. Wha= t’s ironic about having a left handed pen? It’s for = righting. Iro= nically, the…
05/04/21 Grif.Net – Irony (part 1)
Kno= w what’s ironic? My computer asking me if I’m a = robot. Whe= n I become a superhero, I’m going to call myself "Ironic". So = when there’s trouble & I’m running away, people will be like = "Isn’t that ironic?" It would be ironic if a movie…
05/03/21 Grif.Net – May’s Goodest Word Plays
[On the first = weekday of the month, we try our hand at humor. Many wish we would = fold our hand before playing.] A thirsty = prospector in the desert visited creek after creek only to find them all = dry. Sadly, he just went from one ex-stream to…
05/01/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Prayers for Your Pastor
[After 50+ = years of full-time ministry, I am no longer a pastor. That will = not slow me from praying for the pastors (especially my successor on my = retirement or my two pastor-sons) and rejoice at those who will still = lift me up in their prayers] …
04/30/21 Grif.Net – Observations from a Newly-Retired Guy
[Sa= rcasm 101 on the last day of April:] So far, 2021 seems = odd. Lik= e every other year. Spe= aking of odd, what were the odds in 1957 of being the exact stray dog = chosen to be the first living thing in space? Lai= ka million…
04/29/21 Grif.Net – Wayne & Mary Are Still Married
Way= ne: (offering Mary a Tic-Tac) “Did you hear about the guy who = invented these things?" Mar= y: "No. What about him?" Way= ne: "Well, they say he made a mint." ~~ Mar= y: (browsing through the posts on Facebook) "Hey Hon, it says here = that people…
04/28/21 Grif.Net – More than a “10”
Wit= h my wife facing her birthday, she looked in the mirror and asked if I = was still attracted to her. I = replied, “Honey, When I married you 50+ years ago I thought you = were about a 6. Now you’re at least a 20. What do you…
04/27/21 Grif.Net – New Hobby
Upo= n retirement, I knew I needed some change in my life. So = I decided to start a hobby collecting coins. I = know it seems odd, but it makes cents to me. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I…
04/26/21 Grif.Net – New Vows
I did a = wedding ceremony for two English professors from a local college. = In the = rehearsal I asked if I could pronouns them “he” and = “she”. They advised = me to stick with traditional vows. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net…
04/24/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Dealing with Prejudice
When Gandhi was studying law at the University College of = London, a white professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him = intensely and always displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. = Also, because Gandhi never lowered his head when addressing him, as he = expected from an Indian,…
04/23/21 Grif.Net – Visiting Churches
We&= #8217;re new in town so visiting variety of churches. Saw an odd = 5-sided church building. They said it was shaped as a = repentagon. One= liturgical church offered free Wi-Fi so they’d have an invisible = power that actually works. Ano= ther church insisted everyone line…
04/22/21 Grif.Net – Confessions of Odd Sense of Humor
I have a low = threshold of fun visiting foreign countries: = Sign in hotel = warns us tourists: “Streets desserted at night”.Yet, I = went out hoping for an ice cream cone, a Twinkie, or at least a cookie. = Alas, nothing there. . And the sign =…
04/21/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
[Most of my = friends are funnier than I am. Not just talking about = “looks”, either. Here is what they say from all across = social media] Paul O = related, “I saw a guy at Starbuck’s today with no i-phone, = no tablet, no laptop. He just…