This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_0032_01DB1A2A.908DEAD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The experimental salt-water algae farm was having difficulty because of the depletion of the plants by hundreds of terns eating them. An ornithologist was hired to solve the problem. His solution was to grow cannabis sativa…
10/08/24 Grif.Net – Boomer Quiz
[Someone said you could PROVE you were a “Baby Boomer&= #8221; if you could remember at least 15 or 20 of these facts. Try it= ! I won’t tell you how long it took for me to type in my phone number= on a credit card machine at the gas…
10/07/24 Grif.Net – Skipping Chemistry Class
Am sharing some truly memorable lame jokes about chemistry. For= me, they’re right in my element. I hope your reaction to them will n= ot be disappointing. *What did the chemistry teacher who was also a coach say to= his team? We argon a barium! &= nbsp; *What are…
10/05/24 Weekend Grif.Net – Monthly Motivation
[The first weekend of each month is a time to encourage and ins= pire Grif Net Blog readers to greater achievement and aspiration.] &= #8220;Be so good they can’t ignore you.”~ Steve Martin = “Bigg= er is not always better. Most often, success cannot be measured with statis= tics.” ~…
10/04/24 Grif.Net – Little Added to Math + Answers to Cat’s Out of the Hat Quiz)
Q: Hey, have you ever noticed what’s o= dd? A: Every other numbe= r. Q: Do you know what math teachers do aft= er it snows? A: They mak= e snow angles.  = ; Q: Which tool is best for ma= th? A: The multi-pliers.= = Q: What do…
10/03/24 Grif.Net – Adding a Touch of Humor
[Jokes about Math are way more fun than Math= itself. Truth.] Q: Which numbers just won’t sit still? A: Roamin’ numerals. Q: Mom asked her third g= rade daughter, “Why are you doing multiplication homework sitting on = the floor?” A: = 220;The teacher told us not to use any…
10/02/24 Grif.Net – Cat’s Out of the Hat Quiz
Born in 1904, “Dr. Seuss” was th= e author of over sixty children’s books, many of which were hallmarks of co= untless people’s childhoods. Today, complete these quotations from hi= s writings, and let your inner child come out to play. And have some green = eggs and ham in…
10/01/24 Grif.Net – Harvest of Bad Puns
[First of the month policy to begin our Grif Net Blog with bad = puns or word plays. Today is no exception.] Someone told me that it’s impossible to make a pun about ve= getables. I said that’s not nececelery true. My friend Jack claims he can c= ommunicate…
09/30/24 Grif.Net – Onomatopoeic
In "The Book of Lists" (by Irving Wallace) there a= re a few words considered the most beautiful SOUNDING in the English langua= ge. Sadly, some have rather bad association or definition. Try out this lis= t, expanded from a 1998 Grif Net blog, and see if YOU have a…
09/28/24 Weekend Grif.Net – Who Packed Your Parachute?
Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. Af= ter 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile= =2E Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spen= t 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal an= d…
09/27/24 Grif.Net – Bumper Stickers on Chariots
Did they have BUMPER STICKERS on camels or chariots back in = Bible days? Haven’t seen a photo of one. But here are some ideas for = bumper stickers of biblical characters: Cain: CELEBRATE NATIONAL BROTHERHOO= D WEEK Lot: IF YOU CAN SEE SODOM, YOU’RE TOO CLOSE …
09/26/24 Grif.Net – Fall for Kids (part 3) + Answers to Silent Letter Quiz
Q: Why are trees very forgiving? A: Because in the Fall they “Let It Go” and in the Spring the= y “turn over a new leaf”. &= nbsp; Q: Why do leaves fall far from dogwood tree= s? A: They’re afraid of the bark.= Q: How do = leaves…
09/25/24 Grif.Net – No Discernable Role of a Letter
English has some letters that are placed in = a word that are not now (were they ever?) pronounced. Today’s quiz de= veloped from a quiz some time back to give you an assortment of letters of = the alphabet and you must provide words in which that letter plays…