There was a = perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, = they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, = perfect. One snowy, = stormy Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding = road when they noticed someone…
12/13/18 Grif.Net – Looking Ahead
“The = minister came to call yesterday. He told me that, since I’m = getting up in years, I should be thinking about the = hereafter.” “So what = did you tell him?” “I said = I think about that all the time. Wherever I am – in…
12/12/18 Grif.Net – Senior Citizens
[Possible = names for senior citizens suggested in Newsweek (April 23, 1990). = Thankfully NONE of these have caught = on.] WHOOPIES =3D = Well-Healed Older People OPALS =3D = Older Persons with Active Lifestyles GRUMPIES =3D = Gown-Up Mature People OOMPAS =3D Old = Or Mature…
12/11/18 Grif.Net – Makes a Little Sense
[I love little = odd trivia quizzes to keep my stroke-addled brain sharpened. = I’ve collected questions that just seem to make little sense or = are just totally off my radar. So here are a few compiled for YOUR = brain’s pleasure today.] 1. What = US state…
12/10/18 Grif.Net – Overheard in Geography Class
[Not sure what = grade the students got with these answers] Teacher: What = math term describes a kettle of boiling water on top of a = mountain? Student: = A high-pot-in-use. Teacher: How = did Christopher Columbus finance his way to the new = land? Student: =…
12/08/18 Weekend Grif.Net – The Kiss
‘Getting = late for a meeting, need to run’, he said, as he slung his coat = over the shoulder and bounded out of the house. As he drove = away, she came running down the stairs two at a time. ‘Wait, = wait’, she said, but he had…
12/07/18 Grif.Net – Funeral Comin’
Did= you hear that the McDonald brothers (both A and W) killed the Burger = King? Police report said it was witnessed by Five Guys. They = surmise it was over some gal named Wendy. Don= ’t miss the funeral. Remember, it will not be at the = Church’s,…
12/06/18 Grif.Net – School in December
[Assorted Q/A = for the kids to use in school over the next couple = weeks.] Q. Why did the = gingerbread man go to the doctors? A. He was = feeling crummy. Q. = What do you have in December that you don’t have in any other…
12/05/18 Grif.Net – Replacement iPad
[Last = Christmas my grandkids wanted an iPad or tablet. On my social security = income, I was able to purchase them a less-expensive alternative, the = Etch-a-Sketch. If you want to save money this year, here are some = questions that will help you explain this wonderful technology to…
12/04/18 Grif.Net – Perseverance
Never let anyone tell you what you can or cannot = do. Take Beethoven, for example. They told him he could = never be a musician because he was deaf. But did he = listen to them? No way . . . ~~ Dr Bob Griffin =…
12/03/18 Grif.Net – Inside Transportation
[We always start the first workday of each month with high-class = humor.] Stairs cannot be trusted. They’re always up to = something. And elevators are dangerous too, so I’m taking = steps to avoid them. When the = escalator stopped, everyone staired. My first ride = on…
12/01/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Dinner with Dad
A son took his = elderly father, who had recently suffered a stroke, to a nice restaurant = for dinner. His father, being very old and weak, fumbled with his fork, = dropped food on his shirt and trousers while eating and drooled a = little from a sagging corner of…
11/30/18 Grif.Net – Funny? It’s snow joke (Day 5)
[Thanksgiving = is over. Kids are back in school. Winter storms are raging. Yep. = Time for “Snowman Joke Week”] What do = snowmen eat for breakfast? Frosted = Flakes. What do = snowmen wear on their heads? Ice = caps What = nickname can you call a snowman…