How much do = you officially know about Minnesota? I was born and raised there = and got all 20 correct (I also wrote this quiz so I’d better get = them all right). 1. What = is the official Minnesota State muffin? = _____________________ 2.…
02/13/21 Weekend Grif.Net – What’s the Use?
The= re’s a story about an old man who lived in the mountains with his young = grandson. Each morning, the grandfather would sit at the kitchen table = and read from his worn-out Bible. Wanting to be just like his = grandfather, the young boy would imitate him by…
02/12/21 Grif.Net – Status Updates
[I enjoy an = unusual group of unusual friends who usually post some unusual stuff on = their walls, emails or blogs.] Tony L warns, = “Don’t tell secrets in the garden. The potatoes have = eyes, the corn has ears, and the = beanstalk.” Joe B opines,…
02/11/21 Grif.Net – Cooking Eggs
A = woman was cooking eggs in the kitchen when her husband came running in. = Immediately, he saws the eggs and gasped in horror. &qu= ot;Be careful! CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Aren’t you even = looking? Oh, my goodness!" The= wife, startled at her husband’s…
02/10/21 Grif.Net – Magic Wishes
Thr= ee dinosaurs stumbled across a magic lamp. They rubbed it, and a = genie appeared. &qu= ot;I have three wishes, so I’ll give one to each of you," the genie = announced. The= first dinosaur thought hard. "Alright," he said, "I’ll = have a big, juicy, piece…
02/09/21 Grif.Net – Overheard in Church (part 4)
The pastor = performed a lovely wedding ceremony and had been asked to give a little = speech at the conclusion of the reception in the church fellowship = room. After cake and = gifts and lots of visiting and celebrating, the father of the bride = quietly approached…
02/08/21 Grif.Net – Monday Quiz: Who and Where Shakespeare
[TOUGHEST QUIZ = EVER. Quotations from the plays of Shakespeare are often used = today. Many might know WHERE the quotation’s source was, but = few remember WHO the character was that said the famous line. Each = quotation, then, has TWO answers – the person who said it and…
02/06/21 Weekend Grif.Net – Faith, not Feelings
= 220;Feelings come and feelings go,And feelings are deceiving;My = warrant is the Word of God–Naught else is worth = believing. Though all my heart should feel condemnedFor want = of some sweet token,There is One greater than my heartWhose Word = cannot be broken. I’ll trust in God’s unchanging…
02/05/21 Grif.Net – New Tattoo
A = father wanted to prove that he was not just some boring house Dad so he = went and got his first tattoo. Tiny. Less than an inch = square. Whe= n he got home he excitedly showed it off to his wife and = kids. &qu=…
02/04/21 Grif.Net – Eye Surgery
A = man just finished having serious eye surgery and his surgeon led him to = his office to discuss the results. &qu= ot;So, would you like the good news or the bad news first?" the = surgeon asked. The= man excitedly replied, "I’ll take the good news…
02/03/21 Grif.Net – Boots
The= teacher was helping one of her kindergarten students put on his cowboy = boots. He asked for help and she could see why. Even with her pulling = and him pushing, the little boots still didn’t want to go on. Finally, = when the second boot was on, she…
02/02/21 Grif.Net – Overheard in Church (part 3)
FOUND ON THE = BULLETIN BOARD AT CHURCH . . . “The = Palm Sunday blessing of the pets will be followed by a hot dog = lunch” “There = will be a rummage sale next Saturday. Ladies, please leave your clothes = in the basement.” “The…
02/01/21 Grif.Net – Munthly Punthly
[Again on the = first weekday of every month we try to share the very best word = plays. Again this month we failed.] It’s very rare = for a defibrillator to fail, even though when it happens, nobody is = shocked. I visited a = lovely old winery…