NOSTALGIC QUIZ that ties old slogans (some from 25 years ago) o= f fast-food places with the franchise brand name. NO Google. NO clues. NO multiple-choice. NO AI. Nothing but your= old brain. Some national. Some in= ternational. Some regional (many NOT from a region near you). I know th=…
07/24/23 Grif.Net – Heat Wave
I prefer hot weather. But only t= o a certain degree. ~~ July is just too hot to d= ress up for church. The weather just isn&#= 8217;t suitable. ~~ It was hot and sunny today and= when I went to town, I saw a line of guys…
07/22/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Isaac Watts (part 1)
Isaac Watts, Sr., was a tailor and deacon of a “Dissenter= ” church (non-Anglican, what we would call an evangelical born-again = church) in Southampton in 1674 when his first son was born – Isaac Wa= tts, Jr. Watts was arrested for preaching the Gospel and his wife Sar= ah…
07/21/23 Grif.Net – Weakly Smiles (part 15)
I gave up my seat on the bus for a blind person. Coincidently, that was the same day I lost my job as a bus= driver. ~~ In college I taught that Einstein de= veloped a theory about space. I added that i= t was about time, too. …
07/19/23 Grif.Net – Population Quiz
ANOTHER MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ, this centered on people of the wo= rld. We give you the correct answer (25% chance of accidentally getti= ng each right). Answers are ordered alphabetically to give no additional in= formation. Correct answer given tomorrow. 1. What is the most populated island in= the world?…
07/18/23 Grif.Net – Famous Thoughts about Families (part 2)
A ‘family’ is a social unit where the father is con= cerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother wi= th closet space. ~Evan Esar Family life is a bit l= ike a runny peach pie – not perfect but who’s complaining?= ~Robert Brault …
07/17/23 Grif.Net – Famous Thoughts about Families (part 1)
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family = =2E . . in another city. ~George Burns = Insanity do= esn’t run in my family. It practically gallops. = ~Cary Grant When I was ten, my family moved to Downers Grove, Illinois.= When I was twelve, I…
07/15/23 Weekend Grif.Net – Be Still, My Soul
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side. Bear patiently the= cross of grief and pain. Leave to your God= to order and provide; in every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; your best, your heavenly friend th= rough thorny ways leads to a joyful…
07/14/23 Grif.Net – Weaking Smiles (part 14)
I believe the invention of the shovel was groundbreaking. But the earlier invention of the broom swept the = nation. ~~ “Hello everyone, and welcome to p= lastic surgery addicts anonymous. I see a lo= t of new faces here tonight, and I have to say I’m pretty disappointe=…
07/13/23 Grif.Net – Chicken Nugget Laughs
[I don’t mean to count chickens before they hatch, but th= ese chicken nugget jokes are golden! Why not dip into them now?]= I ordered 3 drin= ks at the drive-thru window. I hoped they wo= uldn’t realize all 4 20-pack boxes of chicken nuggets were for me. …
07/12/23 Grif.Net – At the Airport
[Exclusive to the Grif Net reporters] At the fifth lar= gest US airport, an individual (later discovered to be a teacher) was arres= ted trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, = an undisclosed number of sharp #2 pencils, a slide rule, and a…
07/11/23 Grif.Net – Questions a Dad Might Ask (+ Dad Joke Quiz Answers)
[Questions a Dad Might Ask] >>Do cannibals like to= meat people? >>If two vegetarians are arguing, do they have a beef with ea= ch other? >>Is turning vegan a big missed steak? >>Do butchers link sausage= s to make ends meat? >>If a pea rolls off…
07/10/23 Grif.Net – Dad Joke Quiz
[When can a person start using “Dad Jokes”? T= he answer should be apparent. Here are some lousy dad jokes WITHOUT the pun= ch line/answer. Your task is to complete each to make children everywhere g= roan and roll their eyes. Have fun with this very odd quiz.] 1.…