If everyone in the world joined hands around the = Equator, wouldn’t most of them drown? If a = Buddhist ordered a hot dog, would he ask for “one with = everything”? If corn oil = is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then…
02/06/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Handwriting on the Wall
THE HANDWRITING ON THE = WALL A weary mother returned from = the storeLugging groceries through the kitchen door.Awaiting her = arrival was her eight-year-old sonAnxious to relate what his younger = brother had done. "While I was out playing and Dad was on a = callT.J. took his crayons…
02/05/16 Grif.Net – Not on MY Top 50 List
[Here are a couple more “Top = Jokes” according to a magazine survey. And trust me, THESE = are the “best”. Ugh. Most were not every worthy = of a grimace.] When Susan’s boyfriend proposed marriage = to her she said: ”I love the simple things in life, but…
02/04/16 Grif.Net – Some of the Top 50 Jokes of All Time
[In 2010 a survey was taken by a large = British magazine for the “Top Jokes/Gags” of all time. = Here is a sampling of their ‘best’, of which I found only a = couple to actually be ‘funny’.] A woman gets on a bus = with her baby. The…
02/03/16 Grif.Net – What’s the Difference?
What is the difference between = a well-dressed man on a unicycle and a poorly dressed man on a = bicycle? Attire. ~~ What is the difference = between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and = the other is a little lighter. ~~ What’s…
02/02/16 Grif.Net – Good Buy
T= wo Minnesotans from Duluth were walking down the street in Chetek, = Wisconsin, when they saw a sign on a store that read, "Suits $5.00 = each, shirts $2.00 each, and trousers $2.50 per = pair." O= le says to his pal, "Looky here! Ve could buy a whole…
02/01/16 Grif.Net – PUNishing Words
When I was a little kid learning English, my grammar = told me that double negatives were a no-no. I saw a lone = horse in a lush pasture and thought to myself he must be having a field = day. Will glass coffins be a success? Remains…
01/30/16 Weekend Grif.Net – Depending on Things
[Testimony from the book = Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow] I paced back and forth as = I waited for my Polish sister-in-Christ to arrive. I was nervous = because her family had never had even a small apartment there. I = had visited Eva-With-No-Home in her…
01/29/16 Grif.Net – Short of Cash for the New Semester
The parents of a Northwestern student who had just = headed back from semester break received this letter: Dear = Mom and Dad: Univer$ity life i$ $o = wonderful! Cla$$e$ this $e$$ion are intere$ting, my cla$$mate$ are the = be$t! But after $pending all my = ca$h on Chri$tma$…
01/28/16 Grif.Net – Behind the Pages of Genesis
Because it wasn’t good for Adam to be left alone, = God came down to share His new plan. "Adam, I have a plan = that will make you very happy. I’m going to take away part of your body, = and from it make you a companion that will…
01/27/16 Grif.Net – Grandmother Bragging?
They say that all Grandmothers Are inclined to brag a bit, And that there is something in that I frankly must admit. For since I’ve reached that stage- And all my friends have too- I’m floored by all the bragging These other grandmothers do. To hear them rave you’d think This old human race Was…
01/26/16 Grif.Net – Running Late
A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Church. As she ran she prayed, “Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late! Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late!”  As she was running and praying, she tripped on the…
01/25/16 Grif.Net – Safe Conversations
[Got this forwarded some time back on “safe” conversations with your wife. Men, listen up!]  DANGEROUS: What’s for dinner? SAFER: Can I help you with dinner? SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner?  DANGEROUS: Are you wearing THAT? SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown. SAFEST: Wow! Look at you! DANGEROUS: What are…