When a new dentist set up in town he quickly acquired a reputation of = being the ‘Painless’ Dentist. However a local little girl named Gemmy = disputed his claim. ‘He’s a fake!’ Gemmy told her friends. ‘He’s not painless at all. When = he stuck his finger in…
05/08/19 Grif.Net – Numbers
In a first grade class in Las Vegas, the teacher asked Mason if he = knew his numbers. "Yes," he says, "I do. My father taught me." = "Good. What comes after three?" "Four," answers little Mason. "What comes after six?" "Seven." "Very good,"…
05/07/19 Grif.Net – Getting Acquainted
While two families were waiting in line for the ferry to see the = Statue of Liberty, their two 5-year-old boys were getting acquainted. = "My name is Joshua. What’s yours?" asked the first boy. = "Adam," replied the second. "My daddy is a doctor. What does…
05/06/19 Grif.Net – Autopsy
An attorney, anxious to impress the judge with detail, asked the = following line of questions of a Medical Examiner who had recently = performed an autopsy. Q: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a = pulse? A: No. Q: Did you check for…
05/04/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Rules of Life for Graduates
[While Bill = Gates and others have quoted this, it is original with Charles = Sykes.] RULE 1Life is not fair; get used to it. RULE = 2The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect = you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about = yourself.…
05/03/19 Grif.Net – Aerobics
A friend wrote about her experience at the YMCA: “I felt = like my body had gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s = permission to join a fitness club and start = exercising. Since I’m over 70, I opted to take a beginning aerobics class…
05/02/19 Grif.Net – K9 Unit
A police dog wanted to advance in his duties, so responded to an ad = for work with the FBI. "Well," said the personnel director, "You’ll have to = meet some strict requirements.” First, you must type at least 60 words per minute." = Sitting down at…
05/01/19 Grif.Net – Puns O’Plenty
[First weekday = of the month? Yep. More puns a’comin’] An auto club = tow truck stopped beside me at a street light today and the = driver’s head was down and he was wiping away tears. I thought to = myself, "That guy’s headed for a breakdown!" Most = weight…
04/30/19 Grif.Net – Fat Free
I stopped at a fast-food restaurant recently. I was fascinated by a = sign which offered “Fat-Free French Fries”. So I decided I = had to give them a try. I was dismayed when the worker pulled a basket of fries from the = fryer, which was dripping with…
04/29/19 Grif.Net – Real Headlines
Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout = Line Two Russian Ships Collide, One Dies Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 = Years Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One Drunken Drivers Paid $1000 Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should…
04/27/19 Weekend Grif.Net – Duty or Delight?
Pastor John Piper said, “The greatest = stumbling block for children in worship is that their parents do not = cherish the hour. Children can feel the difference between duty and = delight. Therefore, the first and most important job of a parent is to = fall in love with…
04/26/19 Grif.Net – Eye Test
A recent legal immigrant from Poland went to our local DMV to apply = for a driver’s license. After passing the written test, he went to the = next station and was given a vision exam. The technician showed him a card with the letters: ‘C Z W I…
04/25/19 Grif.Net – From the Traffic Helicopter
A truck loaded with Vick’s Vapor Rub overturned on ta Wyoming = interstate. Amazingly, there was no congestion for 8 = hours. If we put all the cars in America end to end, it would probably be = Labor Day Weekend. A truck full of marmalade overturned down…