In the 1950’s, a new pastor decided to just go = to each home his small town and introduce himself with a visit with = every family, even though most were not in his church. He = showed up at a home and said, “Hi, I’m the pastor and =…
01/13/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Interview with an NFL Quarterback
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback = Carson Wentz explained one "lie" about the Christian faith = that Satan wants people to believe while sharing his testimony. The = 24-year-old Wentz, who is in his second season with the Eagles after a = successful collegiate career at North Dakota State University, joined =…
01/12/18 Grif.Net – On the Park Bench
Overheard two old men sitting on a park bench as they = were talking about women. The first said his wife had not spoken = to him in more than two months. He sighed and admitted he was = thinking about divorce. His friend = cautioned him to not…
01/11/18 Grif.Net – No One Believes Senior Citizens
An elderly couple was = celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as = childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after = they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school and = found the tree on the playground where he had carved…
01/10/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 3)
Q: Why were the Star Wars = movies made out of order (4,5,6, then 1,2,3)? A: Because in charge of = scheduling, Yoda was Q: Where do Sith = shop? A: The Maul. Everything is half = off Q: Why did Anakin Skywalker = cross the road? A:…
01/09/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 2)
Q: What do you call = a pirate droid?A: Argh2-D2 Q: Why did the droid cross the = road?A: Because it was programmed by a = chicken Q: Why does = Princess Leia keep her hair tied up in buns?A: So it doesn’t Hang = Solow Q: What do you…
01/08/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 1)
[Today = we begin a truly unremarkable interview about Star = Wars] Q: What = is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?A: Luke = warm Q: Why = don’t you like to eat Wookie steak?A: Seems to be a little = chewy Q: What = bedtime story…
01/06/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Investing in the Future
American = Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson arrived in Burma (today Myanmar) in = 1812, and died there in 1850. During that time he suffered imprisonment, = torture, and disease. After the death of his beloved wife, Ann, he was = so depressed that he sat daily beside her tomb. Three…
01/05/18 Grif.Net – King Arthur’s Court
[Do you know about these lesser known people/places in = the Legend of King Arthur? Neither did I until I read it in the Grif Net = Blog, so it HAS to be true] Q: What = knight who could always be relied on to do the = unexpected?…
01/04/18 Grif.Net – New Staff Hires at the Grif Net HQ
Grif.Net Camp Director =3D Lawson D. = Woods Grif.Net Seasonal Adjustment Disorder Specialist =3D = Mahmoud S. Bleak Grif.Net = Chair Tester =3D Mike Easter Grif.Net = Meteorologist =3D Claudio Vernight Grif.Net = Swedish Attorney =3D Bjorn Liar Grif.Net = Xerox Reproduction Center =3D Fresh…
01/03/18 Grif.Net – A Little Zen for the New Year
Sent a Buddhist friend a = Christmas present (ironic, eh?) nicely giftwrapped. He opened it and = found it was empty and said, “Aha! Just what I = wanted.” A Zen master told me, “Do the opposite of = what I tell you.” So I didn’t. At the…
01/02/18 Grif.Net – Coroner’s Report
An attorney, cross-examining the local = coroner, queried, "Before you signed the death certificate had you = taken the man’s pulse?" "No," the coroner = replied. "Well, then, did you listen for a = heart-beat?" The coroner answered, = "No." "Did you check for respiration? = Breathing?", asked the attorney.…
01/01/18 Grif.Net – That Time of the Month
(First weekday of the month? Highest quality = word-plays delivered fresh.) My first job = was a city trash collector. I wasn’t trained for the task, but I = picked it up as I went along. Is it true = that Beethoven’s favorite fruit was a = BA-NA-NA-NAAA?…