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A= good friend of mine has two tickets for the 2022 Super Bowl, 50-yard = line box seats. He paid $2,500 each but he didn’t realize a year ago = when he bought them, it was going to be on the same day as his wedding = (Feb 13th). If…

[My= granddaughter Natalie works after high school in the city library. I = will verify with her if these are true stories]   A = man walks into the library . . . . = . . and orders a hamburger. The librarian sternly reminds him, = "This is a…

Bru= ce M wonders, “I hate it when my wife gets mad at me for being = lazy. It’s not like I did anything.”   Ken M states, = “I don’t want to say I’m old and worn-out, but I make = sure I’m nowhere near the curb on trash…

I must be honest. A = few changes have come into my life lately. = Frankly, I’ve become a frivolous old gal. I = don’t want anyone to get the wrong idea about me, but I will admit = to you that I’m seeing five gentlemen every day.   As…

[The story was = related in a missions’ publication] My mother’s father worked = as a carpenter.  One day, he was building some crates for the = clothes his church was sending to some orphanage in China.  On his = way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find…

[You know why = I like egg puns? They crack me up.  Here are some puns served over = easy.]   **The only day = of the week that eggs are afraid of is Fry-day.   **A hen will = always leave her house through the proper = eggs-it.  …

[Winter has = hit with a vengeance in snow and cold.  I love my small retirement = house in the warm South (of Wisconsin) and find snow and cold WITHOUT = non-stop Wyoming winds evoking memories of camping in all seasons.  = Here are some important tips from an old…

[50+ years of = marriage counseling has taught me that the couple may USE the same word = but may not DEFINE them the same. All gender stereotypes exaggerated for = humor, of course.  My wife thought I should add that. And yes, I am = smart enough to follow…

01/11/22 Grif.Net – Up a Tree Little Johnny is = up a tree and won’t come down.  His mother = pleads, "Johnny, please come down!"  He = won’t. She calls the = police, who order Johnny to descend in the name of the law, but to no = avail. She…

I once read = that in Alaska the men are men and so are the = women. It also = mentioned that if you’re a single woman there, your odds are good, = but the goods are odd.   ~~ "Sherlock, why is your front door painted = yellow?""A lemon…

There are far better things ahead than any we leave = behind. – C.S. Lewis   A thorough = knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. – = Theodore Roosevelt   The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide = you’re not going to stay…

[Students are = ready to return to classes and may be struggling with English and = writing skills. Here are some guidelines that I, as a former college = professor, endorse half-heartedly.] 1. Verbs = has to agree with their subjects.   2. = Prepositions are not words to end…

[Here is some = advice for those seeking new employment in 2022, Reprint from 2002 = grif.net blog with the final sentence updated 😊 = ]   My first job = was working in an orange juice factory, but I got canned because I = couldn’t concentrate.   Then I…