A nine-year-old kid is sitting = at his desk and suddenly there is a little puddle between his feet and = the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop = because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s = never happened before,…
02/18/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Gary K said, = =E2=80=9CMy girlfriend and I often laugh about how competitive we are. = But I laugh more.=E2=80=9D Mike H shared, = =E2=80=9CShout out to all the people who don=E2=80=99t know the opposite = of in.=E2=80=9D George S = confesses, =E2=80=9CPeople are often shocked when they…
02/17/22 Grif.Net – Wondering How
How come = people pay $2 for a bottle of Evian water? Just spell = =E2=80=9CEvian=E2=80=9D backwards. How do you = keep Canadian bacon from curling in your = skillet? Take away = their little brooms. How many = optometrists does it take to screw in a light bulb?…
02/15/22 Grif.Net – Southern Valentines
[In= case you missed Valentine’s Day and need to make up a quick = sincere-sounding billet-doux= , = a Southern friend sent these “love messages” you might = use.] >= ;>I love you more than cornbread on Sunday. >= ;>>>You’re the Mason jar to my preserves. >=…
02/14/22 Grif.Net – Thoughts for your Valentine Card
[Looking for the right words to = express your Valentine sentiment? Might want to look = further.] George = Burns Love is a lot like a backache: = it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s = there. Charles = M. Schulz All you need is…
02/12/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Power of Prayer
In a small = town, planners of a new tavern started to lay foundation to open their = business. The local Christian church started a campaign with petitions = and prayers to block the bar from opening. Work = progressed, however, right up until the week before opening, when…
02/11/22 Grif.Net – Lame Dad Jokes
The cashier at = the grocery store asked me if I=E2=80=99d like my milk in a = bag. I replied, = "No, just leave it in the carton" I saw an ad that = said, "Radio for sale $2, volume stuck on = full" I immediately = thought to myself,…
02/10/22 Grif.Net – Game or Church?
By the time = Jordy arrived, the noon football game had already started. “Why = are you so late?” asked his friend. “I = couldn’t decide between going to church and going to the football = game. So, I tossed a coin,” said Jordy. “But = that shouldn’t…
02/09/22 Grif.Net – Working Class Humor
I am always = late for work.But I make up for it by always leaving = early. I hired a = handyman and gave him a list of jobs to do, but of the jobs on the list, = he only completed numbers 1,3,5 and 7. Evidently, he only…
02/08/22 Grif.Net – Walked out of Church
An old = preacher was filling the pulpit in a small church, and after the service = stood at the door shaking hands with parishioners. One woman turned = bright red and looked at her shoes as she shook the preacher’s = hand. “‘I= hope you didn’t take it…
02/07/22 Grif.Net – Ice Fishing
Two fellows = were out ice fishing yesterday (Sunday), and one was feeling a bit = guilty about not being in church. After he confessed his concern = over missing worship, his friend shared his = thoughts. “Well, I = wouldn’t have gone to church today anyway,” his friend…
02/05/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Doxology (Word of Glory)
Many know the = lyrics of the simple doxology. Our family sang it together at every = gathering as our prayer for the meal. In the remarkable acoustics = of St Anne’s church in Jerusalem, we sang it in 4-part harmony and = very slowly, since the repeating echo of…
02/04/22 Grif.Net – Why We Say “Tick Tock” (Not “Tock Tick”)
There are some = phrases in the English language that just sound right, you know? = "Tick tock" has a much better flow than "tock tick," = and "chat chit" — as opposed to "chit chat" = — feels downright wrong. Like, we’d = never say we played "pong…