[A radio station had a contest for one-line jokes/humor. = Did smile at some of the entries.] “I was in my car driving ba= ck from work. A police officer pulled me over and knocked on my window. I s= aid, ‘One minute, please. I’m on the phone.’” “People say…
01/21/25 Grif.Net – State Snack Quiz
[Two years ago, Readers Digest listed the “best snack in = every state”. You remember all the 48 states (or more) from gra= de school, right? I will give you 20 sweet or salty snacks, and you j= ust have to guess what state is most likely associated with these…
01/20/25 Grif.Net – Internet Confusion
I was searching Google for information on diabetes. Found= a promising site, but when I called up the page it said it used “coo= kies”. It then asked if I would accept cookies. = Is that a trick question? ~~= I mentioned on-line that I had a lot…
01/18/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Best Gift Ever
Roberta wrote, “My husband has had dementia for almost a = decade. He has almost no short-term memory. He can no longer drive, read, u= se a cell phone, or even use a credit card. When the Christmas catalogs came, I= saw a tablecloth I wanted, but when I…
01/17/25 Grif.Net – Food Jokes for Kids
[10 fun jokes for kids; 2 tougher ones for adults. Go ahead; pl= ay with your food.] Q: When potatoes have babies, what are they called?A: T= ater Tots = Q: What is a cheerleader’s favorite drink? A: Root beer Q: What are twins favorite fruit? A:…
01/16/25 Grif.Net – Playing Around with Words
People think "icy" is the easiest word to spell. Come to think of it, I see why. What washes up on ver= y small beaches? Micro-waves. Wanna hear two shor= t jokes and a long joke? Joke, joke, jooooo= ooooooooke. What do Alexander the Great and Winnie…
01/15/25 Grif.Net – Status Updates of my Friends
Becca D. reminded us, “This time of year, everyone should= know the symptoms of the Amish Flu. First you get a little horse, then a l= ittle buggy.” Ken M. fretted, “I worry about scientists discovering= that lettuce has been fattening all along.” Jacob A. said, “I was…
01/14/25 Grif.Net – Satisfied?
A potential groom was asked in counseling about married life. H= e was pressed about making money and about having children. “Would having 10 children or having 10 mil= lion dollars make you truly content?” The young man answered quickly that= he would be more satisfied having 10 children…
01/13/25 Grif.Net – New Congregation
I’ll admit I’m not used to preaching in a church= with higher liturgy. Baptists do not have much congregational response in = a service apart from an occasional “Amen”. Substituting= in our retirement, I found the audience filled with Lutheran, Anglican, an= d Methodist seniors as I stepped to the…
01/11/25 Weekend Grif.Net – My Brother’s Keeper
[Each month in 2025, we plan to wander unsupervised down mem= ory lane, repeating the Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 2= 5 years ago (that’s from January 2000 for those mathematically challe= nged.) I found out my attempt at humor has NOT gotten better in passing…
01/10/25 Grif.Net – 21st Century Church Songbook
[Each month in 2025, we plan to wander unsupervised down mem= ory lane, repeating the Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 2= 5 years ago (that’s from January 2000 for those mathematically challe= nged.) I found out my attempt at humor has NOT gotten better in passing…
01/09/25 Grif.Net – EyesFitchen
[Each month in 2025, we plan to wander unsupervised down mem= ory lane, repeating the Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 2= 5 years ago (that’s from January 2000 for those mathematically challe= nged.) I found out my attempt at humor has NOT gotten better in passing…
01/08/25 Grif.Net – Redneck Computer Tech
[Each month in 2025, we plan to wander unsupervised down mem= ory lane, repeating the Grif Net email/blog posts for an entire week from 2= 5 years ago (that’s from January 2000 for those mathematically challe= nged.) I found out my attempt at humor has NOT gotten better in passing…