Taking care of our four-year old grandson, we asked = him what he would like for breakfast. “Soup” was his = only choice. Being a wise Grandpa, I explained to him carefully = that soup was good, but wasn’t a normal breakfast food. It = was something people ate…
01/18/18 Grif.Net – Dieting One-Liners
[Can you tell that all I think about is food? Posting = these motivational one-liners around the house] I = know it’s 3 meals a day, but how many can I eat at night? I’m on = the rotation diet. Every time I turn around, I want to =…
01/17/18 Grif.Net – Dieting Again
[Day three of my diet. Started asking questions to = keep me sane] Q: What do you call someone who can’t stick with a diet?A: A = desserter. Q: Why shouldn’t I quit and not worry about gaining = those extra pounds?A: Fat people are harder to kidnap. Q: Did…
01/16/18 Grif.Net – Getting Even
After a couple hours = shopping at the super store, I headed to the line checking out. The = clerk asked, "Cash, check or charge?" after ringing up my = purchase. As I couldn’t find my wallet in the bottom of my = purse, it took a while fumbling to…
01/15/18 Grif.Net – Good Book
In the 1950’s, a new pastor decided to just go = to each home his small town and introduce himself with a visit with = every family, even though most were not in his church. He = showed up at a home and said, “Hi, I’m the pastor and =…
01/13/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Interview with an NFL Quarterback
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback = Carson Wentz explained one "lie" about the Christian faith = that Satan wants people to believe while sharing his testimony. The = 24-year-old Wentz, who is in his second season with the Eagles after a = successful collegiate career at North Dakota State University, joined =…
01/12/18 Grif.Net – On the Park Bench
Overheard two old men sitting on a park bench as they = were talking about women. The first said his wife had not spoken = to him in more than two months. He sighed and admitted he was = thinking about divorce. His friend = cautioned him to not…
01/11/18 Grif.Net – No One Believes Senior Citizens
An elderly couple was = celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as = childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after = they retired. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school and = found the tree on the playground where he had carved…
01/10/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 3)
Q: Why were the Star Wars = movies made out of order (4,5,6, then 1,2,3)? A: Because in charge of = scheduling, Yoda was Q: Where do Sith = shop? A: The Maul. Everything is half = off Q: Why did Anakin Skywalker = cross the road? A:…
01/09/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 2)
Q: What do you call = a pirate droid?A: Argh2-D2 Q: Why did the droid cross the = road?A: Because it was programmed by a = chicken Q: Why does = Princess Leia keep her hair tied up in buns?A: So it doesn’t Hang = Solow Q: What do you…
01/08/18 Grif.Net – Star Wars Q&A (part 1)
[Today = we begin a truly unremarkable interview about Star = Wars] Q: What = is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?A: Luke = warm Q: Why = don’t you like to eat Wookie steak?A: Seems to be a little = chewy Q: What = bedtime story…
01/06/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Investing in the Future
American = Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson arrived in Burma (today Myanmar) in = 1812, and died there in 1850. During that time he suffered imprisonment, = torture, and disease. After the death of his beloved wife, Ann, he was = so depressed that he sat daily beside her tomb. Three…
01/05/18 Grif.Net – King Arthur’s Court
[Do you know about these lesser known people/places in = the Legend of King Arthur? Neither did I until I read it in the Grif Net = Blog, so it HAS to be true] Q: What = knight who could always be relied on to do the = unexpected?…