[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners”. Third installment = is about food and drink] …
06/09/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (2)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners” as well. Second = installment is about children and…
06/08/20 Grif.Net – A Weak with the Paraprosdokians (1)
[A paraprosdokian is a figure of = speech in which the latter part of a sentence is surprising = or unexpected for humorous or dramatic effect. This word is = from two Greek words meaning “beyond expectation.” It has = given rise to many humorous “one-liners” as well. First = installment is about love and…
06/06/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Vain Prayer
Imagine someone dependent on their own will and desire for = salvation actually praying honestly . . . "Lord, I thank You I am not like those poor = presumptuous Calvinists. Lord, I was born with a glorious free-will; I = was born with power by which I can…
06/05/20 Grif.Net – Bonus Classes This Summer
Online Seminars for wives (only if husbands complete all = three basic levels of instruction)**COMMUNICA= TION SKILLS: Tears. The LAST resort, not the first. Bonus tips on = getting what you want without nagging and a brief video lesson on = “How to End a Phone Call” **SILENCE: The…
06/04/20 Grif.Net – Classes This Summer (Level 3)
Final set of online classes for husbands are now being = offered. **REFRIGERATOR FORENSICS: = Identifying and removing the dead**BATHROOM ETIQUETTE: Using the = moving parts of a toilet: lid and seat (up-and-down), flushing lever. = Bonus section: removing beard clippings from the sink **CORTEX = MANIPULATION: How to fight…
06/03/20 Grif.Net – Classes This Summer (Level 2)
Higher level online Training Classes for husbands are also = being offered. **MAGIC: = How to fill ice-cube trays. Step by step instructions, with power-point = presentation. **SCIENCE: = Toilet paper rolls: do they spontaneously grow on the holders? = Round-table discussion. **WASHING: = Differences between the laundry…
06/02/20 Grif.Net – Classes this Summer (Level 1)
Online Training Classes for husbands are now being = offered. Mark it down: your wife would like you to enroll in at = least one, if not all, of these:**HEALTH = WATCH: Bringing her flowers or candy is not harmful to your health. = Graphics and audio tape. **TRAVEL:…
06/01/20 Grif.Net – First of the PUNth
[Which do you = like most – a play on stage or a play on words?=A0 First weekday = of the month is your ticket to high-brow word play and puns.=A0 Hope you = discover where you can find some.] Overheard the = lawn guy talking to his girlfriend:…
05/30/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Antidote to Worry
Hundreds of = thousands dead from a global pandemic. Joblessness not seen since the = Great Depression. Companies going bankrupt, international disputes over = trade, borders and culpability for the pandemic. Reports of hundreds of = millions of people going hungry. Will I lose my job? Will my elderly =…
05/29/20 Grif.Net – More Insults
[In case = yesterday’s list of twisted insults was insufficient for the level = of your friends or co-workers, here are some more insults to make them = think] I would like = to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your = intelligence.…
05/28/20 Grif.Net – Insulting with Truth
[In my 72+ = years I have learned how to respond to others who, unlike me, still have = much to learn. Feel free to use these slightly twisted lines to insult = or stymie annoying friends, co-workers, or spouses (at your own = peril)] You’re = not yourself…
05/27/20 Grif.Net – Still MORE Q&A for Kids
Q: How do you = invite friends to a Wyoming wedding held on a = ranch? A: By Western = Union. Q: Did you = hear about the new restaurant on the moon? A: Food was = good, but it lacked atmosphere. Q: How is cat = food…