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Musicians from = two large orchestras in the region were discussing who they thought the = LEAST talented musician in each orchestra was.   One of them = said, “That’s easy. We have a fellow who doesn’t have = much ability, so we just put two sticks in his hands…

[The answers = come first.  See if you can come up with a better question than I = did. That shouldn’t be hard.]   A: Big = Band Q: What is the = favorite musical genre of bungee jumpers, Alex?   A: Nightly = News Q: What do Sir =…

I = CELEBRATE HISTORY.  While the modern “cancel culture” = is vocal and violent in their attempt to destroy and degrade all of = American History (and for that matter Western Civilization), paving the = way for an overthrow of our government and usher in the next socialist = state,…

I grew up = going to the cemetery.  Taking a lunch and tending graves in the = spring and fall was a family ritual. Playing with the big cannon that = “guarded” the entrance of Hillside Cemetery became another = toy.    I = “met” my Uncle Billy and my…

[Many friends = are trying to put a lighter spin on the tragedy surrounding the world as = we end the 7th month of quarantine and shut down] =   Brian C said, = “Due to the quarantine, I only tell inside jokes = now.”   Mary J = reported,…

Her= e are some more amusing oxymorons from the everyday world.  Most = are not truly ‘grammatical’ oxymorons, but since = &#8= 216;oxys’ means sharp/keen and ‘moros’ means foolish, = the end meaning comes through loud and clear.   **A= ffordable Housing   **A= irline Food   **A= merican English…

Thi= s may be “old news”, but here in “random order” = is an “original copy” of more oxymoron’s we use all = the time.   **l= oud whisper   **m= ilitant pacifist   **n= egative growth   **o= pen secret   **p= aid volunteer   **p= lanned chaos  …

Eun= ice R. saw some oxymorons that were “pretty ugly” and = e-mailed asking if I could make them a Grif.Net blog post.  Of = course, thought Bob with “eloquent silence”, it would be = hard to put them in a sentence. So I gave her a “definite = maybe”…

Tho= ugh born across the river, I am proud of my Wisconsin connection.  = I am a UW graduate, did my grad work at Maranatha University there, and = pastored two churches for 14 years in the State. I wrote the History of = Wisconsin text for junior high students. …

In Matthew = 8:26 we see Jesus, awakened by His disciples as He slept in the midst of = a violent storm on Galilee.  He said to = them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” = Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there…

“Dieticia= n” =3D a doctor whose patients are wearing = thin   “Minister= ” =3D a man who is the soul support of his = family   “Archaeol= ogist” =3D a scientist whose career lies in = ruins   “Cloud = bank” =3D a place to save money for a…

[First of the = month attempt at puns and word[play]   My neighbor = Jack raised a large garden this summer and claimed he could communicate = with the vegetables.  Evidently the fairy tale is true, the one = about Jack and the beans talk.   I just spent a…

Boy: Dad, I = know I’m only 4, but I’ve decided to get = married.   Dad: = Wonderful. Do you have a girl in mind?   Boy: Yes . . . = Grandma!  She said she loves me, I lover her, too, and she’s = about the best cook…