An eight-year = old girl went to the office with her father on “Take Your Daughter = to Work” day. As they walked = around, the little girl started to get cranky and even cry a = little. Her father asked her what was = wrong. As the…
06/27/19 Grif.Net – Candles
Mrs. Harrison took her three-year-old granddaughter, Jenny, to church = for the first time. After arriving, the church lights were lowered, and = then the choir came down the aisle, carrying lighted = candles. There was silence in the entire sanctuary until Jenny’s voice was = suddenly heard, loudly…
06/26/19 Grif.Net – Invitation
A man and a = woman were traveling on a train. They chatted a bit then she said, = “Every time you smile, I want to invite you over to my = place.” Blushing a = bit, he said, “Awww . . . are you = single?” She…
06/25/19 Grif.Net – Medical Transcriptions
This is a = collection of funny one-liners from the doctor’s notes, = exactly as typed by medical secretaries: · = Patient has = chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a = year. · = On the second = day the knee was better and on…
06/24/19 Grif.Net – Just Wondrin’
[Collection of odd thoughts that crossed the wasteland of what’s = left of my brain . . . ] I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people = die of natural causes. When weeding, the best way to make sure you…
06/22/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Facing Surgery
The surgeon = sat beside the boy’s bed, the boy’s parents sat across from him. = "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I’ll open up your = heart…" "You’ll = find Jesus there," the boy interrupted. The surgeon = looked up, annoyed. "I’ll cut your heart open," he continued,…
06/21/19 Grif.Net – Honesty
[This is a rerun from 20 years ago, but as the wife and I get older, = it seems to age well. It was used on RFD TV’s = “Larry’s Country Diner” just a week ago and reminded = me that I had sent this joke to my friends two…
06/20/19 Grif.Net – Ethnics
When I = pastored in Wisconsin and Minnesota I had to be really careful about = jokes that might be deemed offensive to certain = nationalities. Couldn’t risk telling a joke about a = German, Pole, Scandinavian, French etc At a = men’s breakfast when everyone was visiting, joking…
06/19/19 Grif.Net – Ten Things I’ve Learned about Marriage
Man is = incomplete until he is married. Then he is = finished. ~~~ One golfer to = another: First it was my marriage; now, the magic has gone out of my = nine iron too. ~~~ Love is blind, = but marriage is an eye-opener. ~~~…
06/18/19 Grif.Net – Important Warning Labels
[Actual instruction labels found on products] ON A HAIR DRYER: Do not use while sleeping. = ON A BAG OF FRITOS: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. = Details inside. ON A BAR OF DIAL SOAP: Directions: Use like regular soap. = ON A FROZEN…
06/17/19 Grif.Net – Phrases I Miss Hearing
[In honor of = Father’s Day, Donna sent me these pithy little phrases from Dad. = Do any of these sound familiar to you?] "Do it to = make your mother happy." "Were you = raised in a barn? Close the door!" "You = didn’t beat me…
06/15/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Praying for Persecuted Believers
Here are 10 = specific ways you can pray today for members of our persecuted Christian = family: 1. Pray = they will sense God’s presence = (Heb. 13:5) For [God] has said, "I will never leave you nor = forsake you." 2. Pray = they will…
06/14/19 Grif.Net – Phrases We Often Hear in Church
[As a pastor, I am pleased with hearing such phrases all the = time. Ah, often. Or once in a while. Well, in my = dreams.] > “Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front = row.” > “I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon…