20-Year Friendship Ends at Altar War Dims Hope for Peace = If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly= , It May Last Cold Wave Li= nked to Temperatures Half = of U.S. High Schools Require Some Study for Graduation Blind Woman Gets New Kidney from Dad She…
09/20/25 Weekend Grif.Net – Hands
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_032A_01DC2A1A.C9C80F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit [Reprint from 09/18/00 Grif Net, and still true 25 years later] Over the years I have learned . . . A basketball in my hands is worth about $19. A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is…
09/19/25 Grif.Net – Actual Newspaper Headlines (part 2)
State Offers Rare Opportunity to Goo= se Hunters = Women’s Movemen= t Called More Broad-Based Teacher Strikes Idle Kids Lawyers Give Poor Free Legal Advice Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant = Fund Set Up for Beating Victim’s Kin Killer Sentenced to Die for…
09/18/25 Grif.Net – Actual Headlines from Newspapers (part 1)
You c= an’t make these up. Real headlines from both print and online news so= urces. March Planned For Next August Blind Bishop Appointed to See Lingerie Shipment Hijacked–Thief Gives Police the Slip = L.A. Voters Approve Urban = Renewal by Landslide Patie= nt at…
09/17/25 Grif.Net – Just Me (+ Answers to Self-Proclaimed Capitals Quiz)
A new neighbor asked the little girl next door if she had an= y brothers and sisters. She replied, "No, it’s just me. I’m the= lonely child." ~~ANSWERS to Self-Proclaimed Capitals of the World Quiz~~ Example: Red Flannel capital of the world =3D H – Cedar =…
09/16/25 Grif.Net – Self-Proclaimed “Capitals” of the World Quiz
[Do y= ou know the US cities that are self-proclaimed as special “capitals&#= 8221; of the world? I knew a couple that were in Wisconsin where I live and= NONE of the others.If you know more than I did (and I’m giving you a= ll the answers for Matching), you…
09/15/25 Grif.Net – Math Over the Years
[A sixth-grade teacher sent me this one. Sounds like= someone who knows what has happened in education.] 1. Teaching Math In 1950 A logger sells a= truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. = What is his profit ? 2. Teaching Math…
09/13/25 Weekend Grif.Net – O Love that Will Not Let Me Go
George Matheson lost his sight as a youth. It did not stop him = seeking education where he excelled at the University of Edinburgh with his= master’s degree at age 20. He became a pastor but by age 40 he was d= eep in “extreme mental distress”. One summer evening…
09/12/25 Grif.Net – Psychic Hotline
A lonely frog telephoned the Psychic Hotline and asked what = his future holds. His Personal Psychic Advisor tells him: "You = are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything a= bout you." The frog is thrilled! "This is great! Will I…
09/11/25 Grif.Net – Translating Men’s Words (part 4)
"You look terrific." Translation: "Oh, = please don’t try on one more outfit. I’m starving." ~~~~~~~~ "I m= issed you. Translation: "I can’t find my sock drawer, the kids are hun= gry, and we are out of toilet paper." ~~~~~~~~~ I’m not lost. I…
09/10/25 Grif.Net – Translating Men’s Words (part 3)
"Oh, don’t fuss. I just cut myself; it’s no big d= eal." Translation: "I have severed a limb but will bleed to= death before I admit I’m hurt." ~~~~~~~ "I do help around the ho= use." Translation: "I once put a dirty towel in the laundry=…
09/09/25 Grif.Net – Translating Men’s Words (part 2)
"Take a break, honey, you’re working too hard." Tr= anslation: "I can’t hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."= ~~~~~~~~ "That’s interesting, dear." Translation: "Ar= e you still talking?" ~~~~~~~~ "Honey, we don’t need mater= ial things to prove our love." = …
09/08/25 Grif.Net – Translating Men’s Words (part 1)
[Men = have a way of talking that is sometimes difficult for women to understand t= he meaning. This week, our goal is to help the wives and gals out there to = grasp what these short phrases actually mean. You’re welcome.] "It’s a guy thing.&qu= ot; Translation: …