“Poor old fool,” thought the well-dressed = gentleman as he watched an old man fish in a puddle outside the country = inn. So, he invited the old man inside for a sandwich and = tea. As they sipped their tea, the gentleman thought he’d = humor the old…
10/05/22 Grif.Net – Last Lame Riddles (for a week)
[Keeping up = our attempt at dinner-table-friendly jokes for the children, we offer = another ten jokes, riddled with humor] Q: What month = of the year do soldiers hate the most? A: = March. Q: What can be = served but never eaten? A: A = Volleyball.…
10/04/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from Friends
Frank M = boasts, “I’ve learned a lot from my mistakes, so I’ve decided to = make many more. This way I can continue = learning.” Sharon C = requests, “At my funeral, take the bouquet off my coffin and throw = it into the crowd to see who…
10/03/22 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#10 – October)
[Up to = “J” and “K” in our Tom Swifty word plays on the = first weekday of each month] "My = wife’s valuable Chinese necklace has been stolen," said Tom = jadedly. "Your = meat, madam!" announced the two butcher boys = jointly. “I tend =…
10/01/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Prodigal Son
John Newton = (1725-1807) the author of much-beloved “Amazing Grace”, = shared how the afflictions in his life at sea as a slave-trading captain = were God’s way of calling His prodigal = home. Afflictions, = though they seem severe,In mercy oft are = sent.They stopped the prodigal’s career,And forced him to…
09/30/22 Grif.Net – Mastercard
Mastercard:= Chinese takeout: $19.77 Price of gas = to get there: $2.90 Making it all = the way home and realizing that they forgot to put in one of the = containers: Riceless ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus = Knows Me,…
09/29/22 Grif.Net – Court Case
The defendant wasn’t happy with how things were = going in court, so he gave the judge a hard time. Judge: “Where do you work?” Defendant: “Here and there.” Judge: “What do you do for a = living?” Defendant: “This and that.” Judge: “Take him away.” Defendant:…
09/28/22 Grif.Net – IATA Airport Codes
Even airline = counter workers can mess up the odd 3-letter International Air Transport = Association’s (IATA) location = identifier airport codes. On one trip I flew home to Casper, = Wyoming (CPR) but they typed my bag label with the code of Corpus = Christi, Texas (CRP). I can see…
09/27/22 Grif.Net – A Few More Two-Liners
I tried to = remember the name of my friend who worked each Christmas for the = Salvation Army. But nothing = was ringing a bell. I going to = tell my family and friends that I’m leaving my job to pursue my = lifelong dream of being a…
09/26/22 Grif.Net – Two-Liners
My wife and I = had this long argument about the appropriate shoes to wear when = gardening. She = wouldn’t listen and kept digging in her = heels. At the bakery, = I saw a long stick of bread posed for a photo, not for = sale. Evidently,…
09/24/22 Weekend Grif.Net – New Teacher in the Building
A teacher = shared with me: September 1st and school was starting in a = few days. I was starting my 17th year teaching 3rd = graders, that special year in school I loved as children mastered = cursive writing, multiplication tables, maps, and music. In the = next room…
09/23/22 Grif.Net – Returns
The wife sent me to Kohl’s to return a pair of = slacks that did not fit. I was at the friendly customer-service desk, = making small talk with the clerk. They have a super return policy but = wanted to know if the size was miss-marked, had a defect…
09/22/22 Grif.Net – 26 Years? Finally
Well, we just = completed the 26th year of sharing the grif net humor with you all, and = I finally came up with the best clock joke ever. I know what = you’re all thinking. It’s about = time. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net =…