Avis = Marguerite Burgeson (1895-1985) lived all her life in Chicago. She = attended the Moody Church, and in 1917 married Ernest Christiansen who = later became a vice president of Moody Bible = Institute. I never met = her, but loved her poems and hymns, with this my most…
08/06/21 Grif.Net – Keeping You in Stitches
Report on a = case involving the Main Street Embroidery Shop: “When = pressed, the tailor, a material witness in the suit, came apart at the = seams.His altered testimony completely unraveled. The tale = he had woven had been a complete fabrication. Or sew it = seams.” …
08/05/21 Grif.Net – Wisdom from your Elders (part 4)
[Teresa and I = feel that age is a high price to pay for maturity, but it beats the = alternative. Here are more thoughts for those who still have teeth = to chew on] **60 might be = the new 40, but 9:30 is the new midnight. …
08/04/21 Grif.Net – Little Known Fact
Little known = Fact #22 about my wife and I: In college, = Teresa enjoyed archery. = After a few dates, I thought I would surprise her with an appropriate = gift, so I made a leather container for her arrows. This greatly = impressed her. Still today,…
08/03/21 Grif.Net – Have You Heard About . . .
HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the fellow kidnapped by a gang of mimes? They did = unspeakable things to him. HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . Pete the pancake maker who quit IHOP to become a poet? Seems = he went from batter to…
08/02/21 Grif.Net – First of the Month Humor
[First weekday = of each month means more great jokes, puns and word-play. = Somewhere. Not here for sure.] Is a contrary = figure of speech that sticks in your mind an = epoxymoron? Definition of = irony is that the word hyphenated is = non-hyphenated. I…
07/31/21 Weekend Grif.Net – O Church, Arise
O = Church, arise and put your armor onHear the call of Christ our = CaptainFor now the weak can say that they are strongIn the = strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truthWe’ll stand against the = devil’s lies; An army bold whose…
07/30/21 Grif.Net – Two-line Terrible Jokes (part 1)
Girls used to call me ugly until = they found out how much money I have. Now they call me ugly and = poor. ** I broke my finger last = week. On the other hand, I’m = okay. ** The Lord said unto John = “Come forth…
07/29/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Beverly L = said, “I never use turn signals. It’s nobody else’s = business where I am going.” Bill C shared, = “My buddy said he didn’t understanding cloning. I said = that makes two of us.” Cedell B = explained, “Sign on the restaurant said ‘We treat…
07/28/21 Grif.Net – Wisdom from your Elders (part 3)
[We have so = much to share if only anyone would listen. Now, what were we = talking about?] **Embarrassing = our grandkids is just one of the services we = offer. **Children are = the leading cause of old age. **Don’t = let aging get you…
07/27/21 Grif.Net – Do You Have Space for More?
How do you = know when the moon is going broke?When it’s down to its last = quarter. ** Where do black = holes commonly occur? Most often = they are found in my black socks. ** Why didn’t the = Dog Star laugh at this joke?It was…
07/26/21 Grif.Net – Taking Up Space
Why do rocks = crashing from space taste better than Earth rocks?They’re a little = meteor. ** What’s a = British nuclear physicist’s favorite meal?Fission = chips ** A photon = walked into a hotel and the clerk asked if he needs help with luggage. = "No = thanks,"…
07/24/21 Weekend Grif.Net – A Greater Joy
[Ac= tress Katharine Hepburn, in her own words:] = 220;Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to = buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one other family = between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big…