[A frien= d asked for some “pastor/church humor” for the 25th = celebration of her pastor at the church. Kudos to the brother with a long t= enure; 16 years was my longest. So share this old 1996 Grif Net with everyo= ne because it may me smile again.] &=…

Man Steals Clock, Faces Time   Prosecutor Releases Probe into Un= dersheriff =   Old School Pill= ars are Replaced by Alumni   Bank Drive-in Window Blocked by Board   Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing   Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors   Some Pieces of Rock Hudson…

It’s been a long summer for this tired Baby-Boomer fighting = an aging body and mind. Time for you to take a walk with your mind like I d= id. Close your eyes and go back five or six decades. Way back. Focus on eac= h phrase and paint a…

Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms =   Eye Drops off Shelf =   British Left Waffles on Falkland Isla= nds   Reagan Wins on Budget,= But More Lies Ahead   Squad= Helps Dog Bite Victim   Sho= t Off Woman’s Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66   = Enraged Cow Injures…

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks   Residents Can Drop Off Trees   Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half   New Vaccine May Contain Rabies   Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing   Headless Body in Topless Bar   Air Head Fired   Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed N= eedy…

Defendants Speech Ends in Long Sente= nce   Police Begin Campaign = to Run Down Jaywalkers   Hou= se Passes Gas Tax onto Senate   Police Discover Crack in Australia   = Stiff Opposition Expected to Casketless Funeral Plan   Many Antiques Seen at D.A.R. Meetin= g   William Kelly,…

Hershey Bars Protest   County Officials to Talk Rubbish  = Carter Plans Swell Deficit   Caribbean Islands Drift to Left   Farmer Bill Dies in House   Iraqi Head Seeks Arms   Safety Experts Say School Bus Pa= ssengers Should Be Belted   Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case…

20-Year Friendship Ends at Altar   War Dims Hope for Peace =   If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly= , It May Last   Cold Wave Li= nked to Temperatures   Half = of U.S. High Schools Require Some Study for Graduation   Blind Woman Gets New Kidney from Dad She…

This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_032A_01DC2A1A.C9C80F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Reprint from 09/18/00 Grif Net, and still true 25 years later] Over the years I have learned . . . A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is…

State Offers Rare Opportunity to Goo= se Hunters =   Women’s Movemen= t Called More Broad-Based   Teacher Strikes Idle Kids   Lawyers Give Poor Free Legal Advice   Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant =   Fund Set Up for Beating Victim’s Kin   Killer Sentenced to Die for…

You c= an’t make these up. Real headlines from both print and online news so= urces.   March Planned For Next August   Blind Bishop Appointed to See   Lingerie Shipment Hijacked–Thief Gives Police the Slip =   L.A. Voters Approve Urban = Renewal by Landslide   Patie= nt at…

A new neighbor asked the little girl next door if she had an= y brothers and sisters.   She replied, "No, it’s just me. I’m the= lonely child."   ~~ANSWERS to Self-Proclaimed Capitals of the World Quiz~~   Example: Red Flannel capital of the world =3D H – Cedar =…

[Do y= ou know the US cities that are self-proclaimed as special “capitals&#= 8221; of the world? I knew a couple that were in Wisconsin where I live and= NONE of the others.If you know more than I did (and I’m giving you a= ll the answers for Matching), you…