A woman phoned = her husband at work for a chat. HIM: "I’m = sorry, dear, but I’m up to my neck in work today and I can’t talk right = now." HER: "But = I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you, = honey."…
09/21/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Parachutes
Charles Plumb, a US Naval Academy graduate, was a = jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane = was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted = into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist = Vietnamese prison. He…
09/20/19 Grif.Net – MORE Comments from the Past
[MORE comments made in the year 1955 that my friend = Marilyn forwarded to me] **It won’t = be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to = watch their kids so they can both work. **I’m afraid the = Volkswagen car is going to open the…
09/19/19 Grif.Net – Those were the Days
[Comments made in the year 1955 (the year my friend = Marilyn graduated from high school) that she remembered and forwarded to = me ] **I’ll tell you one thing, if things keep going = the way they are, it’s going to be impossible to buy a week’s = groceries for $10.00…
09/18/19 Grif.Net – Daily Chronicle (Bozeman, Montana) Reviews of Yellowstone
[While = visitation to Yellowstone National Park has skyrocketed over the years, = not everyone who goes to America’s first national park is a happy = camper. The following one-star reviews were taken from Yelp and Trip = Advisor.] Seen ’em = all – “Seen one majestic and colorful…
09/17/19 Grif.Net – MORE Favorite Theme Songs of Biblical Characters
Three Kings: = "When You Wish Upon a Star" Noah: = “Somewhere over the Rainbow” = Jezebel: = “Who let the Dogs Out“ = Elisha: = "Up, Up, and Away" Methuselah: = "Stayin’ Alive" Solomon: = “Wise Men say….” = Pharaoh: Walk = like…
09/16/19 Grif.Net – Favorite Songs of Bible Characters
Noah: = "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" Adam and Eve: = "Strangers in Paradise" Esther: = "I Feel Pretty" Job: = "I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues" Moses: = "The Wanderer" Jezebel: = "The Lady is a Tramp" Lazarus: = "The…
09/14/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Graciousness
Graciousness = isn’t high on the list of modern values. But it ought to be. The = Three Graces of Greek and Roman mythology were sister goddesses who = dispensed charm, good humor and beauty. Also known as = the Charities, they presided over several other pleasures of life, such…
09/13/19 Grif.Net – Friday the 13th Story
It was Friday = the 13th, and even though he was nervous about the date, Paul needed to = keep his appointment with the doctor. When he returned home, his = wife Nancy noticed he looked depressed. Nancy asked, = "Hey, what’s the problem? What did the Doctor =…
09/12/19 Grif.Net – Helpful Mortician
The widow took a look at her dearly departed a few minutes = before the funeral service and, to her horror, found that he was in an = old brown suit. She’d specifically said to the undertaker that she = wanted him buried in his blue suit she’d brought it…
09/11/19 Grif.Net – Your Best Friend in College
You know it is time to reassess your relationship with = your computer when…. 1. You wake up at 4 o’clock in the morning to go to the = bathroom and stop to check your email on the way back to bed. = 2. You turn off your…
09/10/19 Grif.Net – Job Interview
[This question was asked of more than 200 job applicants. = Read it carefully and consider how YOU would answer] You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night. = You pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for the = bus:…
09/09/19 Grif.Net – Status Updates
Joe shared, = “If anyone is interested, I’ll be signing books tomorrow at = Barnes & Noble from 6:00 pm until I get escorted out by = security.” Mike said, = “I just tried a tasteless new cereal called ‘Nuttin Special, = Honey’” Scott = complained, “Facebook has…