Did you know . = . . that you can’t beat a hard-boiled egg for = breakfast? Did you know . = . . that a movie about “hot dogs” was once a real oscar = weiner? Did you know . = . . that most Americans find…
02/01/23 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#14 – February)
[It’s = the 1st of the Month and that means PUNS. Our Tom = Swifty adverbs are from the letter “O” for = February.] "What’s a = wide-angle lens?" asked Tom obtusely. “My = bicycle wheel is damaged,” lamented Tom = outspokenly “I = prefer trout to…
01/31/22 Grif.Net – New Testament “Facts” (from Grade Schoolers)
[As with part = 1, this is purported to be summaries of the Bible from elementary = school-aged children. Some of it might be from kids; most = not] When Mary = heard she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna = Carta. When the three…
01/30/23 Grif.Net – Old Testament “Facts” (from Grade Schoolers)
[WE ARE TOLD = “children were asked questions about the Bible and their answers = have not been retouched nor corrected; all spelling is original.” = Some seem a little too clever for a child and methinks are about as pure = as the driven slush] In the first…
01/28/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Encouragement for 2023 (part 5)
“I care = not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I = think of what I do.” – = Theodore Roosevelt “Everythi= ng you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.” = – George = Addair “Be…
01/27/23 Grif.Net – How’s That Again?
When I think = of an “icebreaker”, my first reaction is “fat = penguin”. I can’t = take my dog to the park because the ducks keep trying to bite him. I = guess that’s what I get for buying a pure bread = dog. I opened the…
01/26/23 Grif.Net – Ten Questions about Dentists
What kind of = award does Wisconsin’s top dentist get? Just a little = plaque. What is the = number one reason patients don’t show up for root = canals? They lose = their nerve. What do kids = call a dentist’s office? The filling = station. …
01/25/23 Grif.Net – At the Office
What is the = best way to criticize your boss? Very quietly, = so he cannot hear you. Our computers = went down at the office today, so we had to do everything manually. = It took me = fifteen minutes to shuffle the cards for = Solitaire. …
01/24/23 Grif.Net – My Achievements in 2023, So Far
*I recently = started speed reading. So far, I can read “War and Peace” in = ten seconds. It’s = only three words, but it’s a start. *I bought the = world’s worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it = terrible, but it’s also terrible. *I just wrote…
01/23/23 Grif.Net – I Want to Go Back in Time When . . . (part 1)
A foot of snow = on a school day was a dream come true. Abilities were = discovered because of a “double-dog-dare.” = Saturday = morning cartoons weren’t 30-minute ads for action = figures. No shopping = trip was complete unless a new toy was brought =…
01/21/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Encouragement for 2023 (part 4)
“A bird = doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a = song.” – Maya = Angelou “The sun = himself is weak when he first rises and gathers strength and courage as = the day gets on.” – = Charles Dickens “A…
01/20/23 Grif.Net – Notre Dame Bell
Little is = known about the hunchback of Notre Dame who lived in the bell tower and = would run around putting his head against the vibrating bell and push it = to enhance the sound. One day he slipped and fell hundreds = of feet to his death. Peasants…
01/19/23 Grif.Net – Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW . = . . changing your iPod’s name to Titanic will not make it sync = faster? DID YOU KNOW . = . . a Texas gambler visiting Vegas put a cow in an elevator so he could = raise the steaks? DID YOU KNOW…