Somebody said = that it couldn’t be done,But he with a chuckle repliedThat maybe = it couldn’t, but he would be oneWho wouldn’t say so "till he = tried." So = he buckled right in with the trace of a grinOn his face. If he = worried, he hid…
05/05/17 Grif.Net – World’s Shortest Books
[20 years ago the Grif.Net gave this list. = Realize little needs to be revised in “The World’s 20 Shortest = Books”] 20. = Everything Women Know About Men 19. = Staple Your Way to Success 18. = Amelia Earhart’s Guide to the Pacific Ocean 17.…
05/04/17 Grif.Net – Things I’ve Learned
I think I’m going to hire the = same landscaper I used last year – he was a hard worker and really easy = to get a lawn with. I am warning my granddaughters = never date a tennis player. Seems like love means nothing to = them. …
05/03/17 Grif.Net – More Gleanings from Student Papers
[Additional new “facts” teachers share = from test pages] = – The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top = and you sit on the bottom. = – We do not raise silk worms in the United States, because…
05/02/17 Grif.Net – Gleaning from Student Test Answers
[Some teachers collect “odd = facts” from papers and tests of what students THINK are correct = answers. But fall short a tad.] = – The future of "I give" is "I = take." = – The parts of speech are lungs and air. …
05/01/17 Grif.Net – Bad Humor
[Yes, everyone is excited to get a new round of old = puns on the first of every month J ] Haunted = French pancakes give me the crepes. I was going = to buy some Velcro, but it seemed like a rip off. Bakers share =…
04/29/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Just For Today
Just for today I will try to = live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I = can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I = had to keep it up for a lifetime. Just for…
04/28/17 Grif.Net – Green Bay
A man walked in the shop and ordered a Polish = sausage and coke. "You must be a Packer fan" was all that was = said. "Wait a minute", replied the man. = "If I had asked for a bratwurst and beer, would you have said I was =…
04/27/17 Grif.Net – Partwords
George Bredehorn sends this in. You are given = 3 letters that appear consecutively anywhere in a word. Try to find a = common word for each "partword". ____________ WBO ________________ ____________ WBE ________________ ____________ RWO ________________ ____________ BST ________________ ____________ MPH ________________ ____________…
04/26/17 Grif.Net – University Finals
Two less-than-straight-A college students were = taking their important final exam in Wisconsin History, which happened = to be completion (fill-in-the-blank). The last question read, = "Old MacDonald had a _________." Josh = was stumped. He had no idea of the answer. He knew he needed = to get…
04/25/17 Grif.Net – Virtues of Being from Wyoming
When God created the world for humankind to prosper = and multiply, He decided to give each group two virtues. Examples = – He made the Japanese patient & hardworking; He made the Germans = tenacious & hard-headed; He made the Americans organized & = pragmatic, etc. When =…
04/24/17 Grif.Net – Boss
Kyle (6) and = Johnny (4) were about to eat dinner with their babysitter when Kyle told = her, "You can’t sit in Daddy’s seat!" "Daddy’s not home," the babysitter = replied kindly. "Since I’m responsible for you while he’s gone, I = can sit here. Today, I’m the…
04/22/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Keeper of the Spring
04/22/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Keeper of the Spring [Story from Peter = Marshall, Chaplain of the US Senate] The "Keeper of the Spring," was a quiet forest dweller who lived = high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps. The = old gentleman had been hired…