[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…
05/26/20 Grif.Net – MORE Q&A for Kids
Q: Who are the = hamburgers’ favorite people? A: = Vegetarians. Q: Why do = criminals always try to rob bakeries first? A: They think = it the easiest way to get their hands on fast = dough. Q: Did you = hear the report by the mother…
05/25/20 Grif.Net – Q&A for Kids
[I’m a = Dad/Grandpa. Sorry, it’s just the way I = am.] Q: If = alligator skins make a good pair of boots, what do banana peels = make? A: Good = slippers. Q: If mom = sews, dad weaves and sister crochets, what do you = have?…
05/23/20 Weekend Grif.Net – Prudential Decisions
Weighing Goods = and Making Prudential DecisionsKevin T. = Bauder To get to work = I have to drive south about five miles and then west about four miles. I = can take a variety of routes to cover that distance. I can drive south = through city traffic on…
05/21/20 Grif.Net – He Knows When We Lie
One Sunday, when our little girl was about four, it was = her turn to give thanks for dinner. She began to pray, "Dear Lord, thank you for Mommy = and Daddy, Grandpa and Grandma, my brothers and all my = friends.” Then she looked at the table and…
05/21/20 Grif.Net – Good News for Students
Yesterday I told my students, "Class, this morning we = will have only half day of school!" "Yaaaay!" they all = shouted. Then I added, "This = afternoon we will enjoy the other = half." ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net "Jesus = Knows Me, This I…
05/20/20 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Tim M = reported: “A Colorado rancher has been charged with feeding = marijuana to his cattle. It’s an unprecedented case, and the = steaks are high.” Clayton H = admits, “I love racing cars, but I never win. The cars are = always faster than I can run.”…
05/19/20 Grif.Net – Bad Dreams
The other night I dreamed that my Candy Crush account got = deleted. I woke up and was so relieved to remember I never played = Candy Crush. The other night I dreamed that I was a muffler on an old = Chevy. I woke up = exhausted. …
05/18/20 Grif.Net – Virus Among Us
Vincent M = asked, “Does anyone know how long toilet paper will last if you = freeze it?” Tim M warned, “The Flat Earth Society is worried = that social distancing will push people over the = edge.” Scott C admitted, “If I had known in March that…