[June 1st it = time for monthly punthly Tom Swifty jokes, all graded “F” = for adverbs of that letter]   "I failed = my electrocardiogram," said Tom faint-heartedly. =   "When do = I turn over the pancakes?" asked Tom = flippantly.   "I’m = trying to get some…

My grandson = was visiting one day. He stared up at me, studying me carefully for = quite a while. Finally, he asked, "Grandpa, do you know how = you and God are alike?"   I mentally = polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" =…

"This is = the day we pay homage to all those who didn’t come home. This is not = Veterans Day, it’s not a celebration, it is a day of solemn = contemplation over the cost of freedom."[Tamra = Bolton]   "Our flag = does not fly because the wind…

[Kevin Kelly = (founder of Wired Magazine and aged 70) shares bits of advice based on = what he had learned from living]   When you = forgive others, they may not notice, but you will heal. Forgiveness is = not something we do for others; it is a gift…

The preacher = was wired for sound with a lapel mike, and as he preached, he moved = briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he went. Then he = moved to one side of the pulpit, got wound up in the cord, and nearly = tripped before…

[A little quiz = for students now that their school year is winding down. All answers are = numbers] 1. How many time zones are there in = Russia?   2. When did = Apollo 11 land on the moon?   3. How many = white stripes are there on…

“If this = is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me = some coffee.” – Abraham Lincoln   “You = don’t know how to lie. If you can’t lie, you’ll never = go anywhere.” – Richard Nixon =   “I = don’t know whether…

[Teaching = college had students asking many questions, most unrelated to the = classroom.  Here are some of my favorites]   Q. Dr Bob, why = are there pyramids in Egypt? A. They were = too heavy to steal and take to a British museum   Q. Dr Bob, =…

Sherri sent me = these “challenges” in our language that make teaching = English so difficult:   **The word = “queue” is just a “q” followed by four silent = letters   **Jail and = prison are synonyms, but jailer and prisoner are = antonyms   **English is = the…

BOOMERS ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL = NEVER BE REPEATED . . .   – A generation that walked to school = and then walked back, often walking home for lunch and back, = too. – A generation that did their = homework quickly to get outside asap to play…

It turns out = that when you’re asked who your favorite child is, you’re = expected to pick from your own. Now I = know.   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus = Knows Me, This I = Love!"

I = was trying to prove to my wife that women talk more than men, so I = showed her a study that indicated men use less than 10,000 words per day = while women use 20,000.   She= thought about that for a minute, then replied, "Women use twice…

[FB= told me this was the most shared grif net blog post from five years = ago. Made me smile again today.] Our teacher asked what my = favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."   She= said I wasn’t funny, but she couldn’t have been right, because everyone…