["R= esumania" is a term used to describe the unintentional bloopers that o= ften appear on job candidates’ resumes, job applications and cover letters.= ] "Objection: To utilize my skills in sales." (Have you considered law school?) "My = salary requirement is $34 per year." (They say money…
10/21/25 Grif.Net – Resumania (part 1)
["R= esumania" is a term coined by Mr. Robert Half, founder of RHI Consulti= ng’s parent company, to describe the unintentional bloopers that often appe= ar on job candidates’ resumes, job applications and cover letters. ]  = ;"I perform my job with effortless efficiency, effectiveness, efficacy= , and expertise."…
10/20/25 Grif.Net – Small Town in Wisconsin
Retiring= to Wisconsin I found some towns are so small that …their city limits = signs are both on the same post. &nb= sp; …the city jail is called amoeba; it onl= y has one cell. …the McDonalds only has one Golden Arch. …the 7-11 is= a…
10/18/25Weekend Grif.Net – On Trial
[As my f= aithful readers know, during the week we send inane humor, but on the weeke= nd, we focus on serious moral, ethical, political, or religious issues. Thi= s is a true story posted 25 years ago.] One night in a church service a you= ng woman felt…
10/17/25 Grif.Net – Status Updates from my Friends
= James Z. boasted, “I&#= 8217;m getting stronger in old age! I now can lift $100 worth of groceries = with just one hand.” Ken H. report= ed, “Somebody just threw a handful of Omega 3 tablets at me! It’s oka= y; I only suffered super fish oil injuries.”…
10/16/25 Grif.Net – Odd Word Plays Because I Can
= [Collection of oddities that= struck my funny bones] Plateaus are th= e highest form of flattery. Where do bum= blebees go to use the restroom? At the BP station.= What=E2=80=99s the difference between a steak and = a shooting star? One is meaty and the other…
10/15/25 Grif.Net – Are You Old?
= You know you are old when yo= u stop growing at both ends and start growing in the middle. = You know you are old when the only females who pursue = you are mosquitoes. You know you are o= ld when you knew when the Dead Sea…
10/14/25 Grif.Net – Ten Old Questions
= [Here are some OLD questions/answers that may still bring a chuckle or g= roan to each of us today] What do you call a can open= er that doesn’t work? A= can’t opener. &nb= sp; How come it was called the R= 20;Dark Ages”? There we= re a…
10/13/25 Grif.Net – Bedtime
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_17C2_01DC3C2F.C7317930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After putting her young children to bed, a mother changed into old slacks and a droopy sweatshirt and proceeded to wash her hair, put on a clay facial masque, and insert a teeth-whitening device in her…
10/11/25 Weekend Grif.Net – What It’s Like To Die
= [Pastor Wayne Muri, an old c= lassmate of mine, wrote this encouraging thought on death for a Christian s= hortly after his sweet wife’s passing in 2018. Used by his permission.] Sitting with a group of friends one night, = the question came up, “What’s it like to…
10/10/25 Grif.Net – Grandmothers’ Stories (part 5)
Two litt= le boys were visiting their grandmother, and she took them to a restaurant = for lunch. They couldn’t make up their minds about what they wanted to eat= =2E Finally, their grandmother grinned at the server and said, "Just = bring them bread and water." =…
10/09/25 Grif.Net – Grandmothers’ Stories (part 4)
A little= 4-year-old girl was diligently pounding away on the keyboard at her grandm= other’s desktop computer. She told her grandmother she was writing an exci= ting story. = "What’s it about?" her she asked the girl. "We= ll, I don’t really know," she replied. "Remember, I…
10/08/25 Grif.Net – Grandmothers’ Stories (part 3)
This is a multipart message in MIME format. ——=_NextPart_000_08FD_01DC3841.494635C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, “Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?” I mentally polished my halo while I asked, “No, how are we alike?” “You’re both really old,”…