[Grew up in Minnesnowta and it was COLD in the winter, hot and = humid in summer, with a nice week of spring and another nice week of fall i= n-between. Retired now and basking in warmth of Wisconsin. It actually hove= red around zero this past December week, still…

[This fable is from our first Christmas 1996 Grif.Net. = Hope all will enjoy a dip into the past.]        And Jos= eph went up from Galilee to Bethlehem with Mary, his espoused wife, who was= great with child.  And she brought forth a son and wrapped him in swa=…

A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce,= and asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?" She r= eplied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the = property with a stream running by." "No," he said, &q= uot;I mean what is…

An older lady was caught shoplifting. On court day the lady, ac= companied by her husband, stood before the judge   The judge asks, "Why did yo= u shoplift?"   She said, "I was hungry."   The judge said, "What did = you take?"   She replied, "A can of…

A police officer stopped a speeding car.=A0 The driver was dres= sed like a convict for a Halloween costume party.   When he got to the station, he = found he had actually arrested a municipal Judge of his city.   He quickly learned = to never book a judge…

[Challenging quiz, offering 15 more “lines” from fa= mous works of literature that you can answer in 1, 2 or (for a perfect win)= BOTH ways – giving the correct AUTHOR and/or correct BOOK.  Did= I mention “tough”? A couple of softballs, but there is no &#82= 20;present under the…

It was nearing Christmas, and the judge was in a merry mood as = he asked the prisoner, “What are you charged with?”   “Doing my C= hristmas shopping early”, replied the defendant.   “That’s no off= ense”, said the judge. “How early were you doing this shopping?= ”  …

[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire our blog readers to greater achievement and aspiration.] &#8220= ;Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”~&n= bsp;John R Wooden   “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”~ John C. Maxwell…

[More than 1/2 of all Americans live where they will have a = warm Christmas, not a white one. Florida, the Gulf Coast, Arizona, Californ= ia – I felt sorry for them until a heard this Christmas Song for them]=   (sun= g to the tune of "Winter Wonderland")  …

Money can buy a house, but not a home. Money can buy a bed, but not sleep. Money can buy a clock, but not time. Money can buy a book, but not knowledge. Money can buy food, but not an appetite. Money can buy position, but not respect. Money can…

TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I&quo= t;.   ELLEN: I IS…   TEACHER: No, Ellen. Always say, "I AM."=   ELLE= N: But it doesn’t sound right.   TEACHER: Say, “I AM” like= I taught you.   ELLEN: Okay. I AM the ninth letter of the alphabet.…

[What do you think about some relatively easy quiz questions?&n= bsp; I agree!  So, I mixed 4 or 5 of them in this Quiz and called it &= #8220;E-Z”.  Cute.  Just fill in the blanks. Easy.]   1. Who, in 19= 03, was the first woman to win a Nobel…

[On the first weekday of each month, we try to buoy the humor l= evel of our readers with high-quality puns or word play.  That this se= ldom is the result does not hinder our continued efforts. Hence today&#8217= ;s lame offering of ten more.]   Went to the doctor…