[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") …
12/05/24 Grif.Net – Money is the Root of All . . .
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…
12/04/24 Grif.Net – Who Is Right? (+ Answers to “E-Z Quiz”)
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.…
12/03/24 Grif.Net – E-Z Quiz
[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…
12/02/24 Grif.Net – Monthly Word Playground
[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’= ;s lame offering of ten more.] Went to the doctor…
11/30/24 Weekend Grif.Net – Choosing Marriage
Did you ever think someone could show you love through a bologn= a sandwich? I didn’t think so either. Until I found out that my then-boyf= riend-now-husband (a poor, broke, medical school student at the time) spent= close to two months eating bologna sandwiches every day, in order…
11/29/24 Grif.Net – Black Friday Begins the Season (of Stress)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_02B4_01DB4245.F276A500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sweet family time of Thanksgiving is over and now the REAL anxiety of Christmas begins. Do YOU have favorite expressions to use on high stress days? These are compiled from a number of ladies . .…
11/28/24 Grif.Net – 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dep= endence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgr= essions in humble sorrow, yet, with assured hope that genuine repentance wi= ll lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the…
11/27/24 Grif.Net – Japanese Banking (+ Answers from 50 years ago Quiz)
This just in . . . According to in= side contacts, the Japanese Banking situation shows no signs of amelioratin= g. If anything, it’s getting worse. Following last we= ek’s news that Origami Bank had folded, we are hearing that Sumo Bank has g= one belly up, and Bonsai…
11/26/24 Grif.Net – “50 Years Ago” Quiz
[Has life changed in 50 years? Here a= re some facts from 1974 that many might question. And how easy –= ; the answers are all here, too, in a multiple guess format. Another reason= to be thankful this week.] 1. In 1974, the famous dance c= raze was…
11/25/24 Grif.Net – King of the Jungle
The lion was proud of his position as "king of the jung= le". One day he decided to be SURE that all the other animals kn= ew that HE was the king. He started with a monkey. "Who is the king of= the jungle?" and the monkey chattered, "You are!…
11/23/24 Weekend Grif.Net – Cultural Paradox
Christians in our modern age are called to live countercultural= ly. In fact, we must live paradoxically to fully live out the teachings of = our Savior, Jesus Christ. = Consider Christ’s teaching in Matthew 16:24-25, = “‘If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take =…
11/22/24 Grif.Net – Last of the Dad Jokes (for this week)
1. CASHIER: "Would you like the milk in a bag, sir?" = DAD: "No, just leave it in the carton!= ’” 2. Who’s bigger? Mrs. Bigger, Mr. Bigger, or their baby? Their baby — because he’s a little Bigg= er. 3.= A woman was on trial for beating…