A man had very expensive tickets 10 rows up at mid-court for the NCAA Final Four games last Saturday. As he sat down, he noticed that the seat next to him was empty. He asked the man on the other side of the empty seat whether anyone was sitting there.…

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.  The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment…

In 1996 the Taco Bell Corporation announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell was housed to express their anger. Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed,…

Susie’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months. Things looked grim, but she was by his bedside every single day. One day as he slipped back into consciousness, he motioned for her to come close to him. She pulled the chair close to the…

Springtime. Some of you may be contemplating buying seeds and plants pretty soon, thinking of raising a new crop to eat. I urge you not to do so. Why kill poor innocent defenseless plants? Think of a beautiful, peaceful plant with its colorful pretty little flowers suddenly brutally attacked, mangled…

Waiting for medical tests today I came across a clever puzzle idea in a magazine (an up-to-date magazine – shock!). The idea: you are given a set of words and you seek to find what they have IN COMMON. Answers will be in a couple of days. Example 1: Elephant…

[Reviewed statistics from about 100 years ago in the USA. Many things have changed just a little since 1907] Average life expectancy in the US was forty-seven (47). 14% of the homes in the US had a bathtub. 8% of homes had a telephone. (3-minute call from Denver to New…

When I woke up this morning lying in bed, I was asking myself, “What are some of the secrets of success in life?” I found the answer right there in my very room. The fan said “Be cool” The roof said, “Aim high” The window said, “See the world” The…

Bubba had shingles. Those of us who spend much time in a doctor’s office should appreciate this! Doesn’t it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? Here’s what happened to Bubba: Bubba walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what…

Billy died. His will provided $30,000 for his elaborate funeral. As the last guests departed the affair, his wife Joyce turned to her oldest and dearest friend, Jonelle. “Well, I’m sure Billy would be pleased,” she said. “I’m sure you’re right,” replied Jonelle, who lowered her voice and leaned in…

Here are some questions to test your knowledge and understanding of the “big cats” in the genus panthera. Anybody can “Google” some answers. Question is, how much do you really KNOW?? Given: The four members of Panthera are lions, tigers, jaguars and leopards. 1. Which of the four (due to…

[We were asked to share an old Grif.Net message on the meaning of Easter. Searched the archive and hope I found the right one from 2004] Three Grif.Net subscribers just died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if…

Carol told me that during a recent password audit by Microsoft & Google, it was found that a woman was using the following password: “MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento” When asked why such a long password, she replied that when she set up her account she had been told that a password had to…