Visited with my mailman today and he mentioned he was = taking off a couple weeks to tour Spain. I asked with a smile, = “Are you going to visit Parcel-ona on the = trip?” He proceeded to ignore what was one of my = better-than-usual puns, and just…
08/29/18 Grif.Net – What my Friends Say . . .
What my = friends are saying: Nate =3D “I must be hot stuff. The = cashiers around here are always checking me = out!” Robert =3D = “A man was arrested recently for stealing an idol from a museum in = hopes of auctioning it off.=A0 Baal has been…
08/28/18 Grif.Net – Chaplain
A couple was = touring the capitol in Washington, D.C., and the guide pointed out a = tall, benevolent gentleman as the ‘Congressional = Chaplain’. The lady = asked, "What exactly does the Chaplain do? Does he pray for the = Senate or the House or both?" The guide…
08/27/18 Grif.Net – Still Need Dieting Motivation?
[Don’t = know the original source of these, but they all COULD have come from my = lips for sure!] "An = optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving = Day."— Unknown "Bless= ed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their…
08/25/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Trial of Faith
God tested Abraham = and called to him, “Abraham!” “Yes, here I = am!” he answered. God said, “Take your son, your only son = Isaac, whom you love, and go to Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt = offering on one of the mountains that I will show…
08/24/18 Grif.Net – YLYL (You Laugh, You Lose)
Bad = “Dad” Jokes: **I heard there was a kidnapping at your = school today. Thankfully the teacher woke him = up. **Do you know = how to lose a kid at the Mall? Seriously. Any tips are = helpful. **The Apple = Store got robbed today. Police…
08/23/18 Grif.Net – Ship-Shape Quiz
MATCHING QUIZ for Explorer of the Seas (cruise ship I = was on with grandkids last month). I = will give ALL the correct answers so no guess-work is needed.Simply = match the correct answer with the question. Easy-peasy 1. Number of photos ship staff take of passengers = each…
08/22/18 Grif.Net – Prodigal Son
A family was = sitting in church while the minister delivered a sermon based on = the timeless story of the prodigal son. When he got = to the place where the father sees his son returning and races out = to meet him, the minister intoned:"Throwing wide his = arms, what do…
08/21/18 Grif.Net – Did You Hear that 7 8 9?
[More off-hand = thoughts on food and dieting] If my body is = a temple, then eating pancakes is my form of = prayer. Birthdays are = nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake. Going for a = walk because I want to stay healthy.…
08/20/18 Grif.Net – Stormy Flight
An = airliner flew into a violent thunderstorm and was soon swaying and = bumping around the sky. One very nervous lady happened to be = sitting next to a clergyman and turned to him. "Can’t you do = something?" she demanded angrily. "I’m sorry = ma’am," the reverend said…
08/18/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Gold Box
The telephone rang. It was a = call from his mother. He answered it and his mother told him, "Mr. = Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old = newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. "Jack,…
08/17/18 Grif.Net – Grammar
What was the FIRST rule of grammar you learned, = probably in early elementary school before you knew that = ‘Grammar’ was something more than the older lady married to = Grampa? “I before “E”, except after = “C”. Right. Except when your foreign neighbor = Keith received eight counterfeit…
08/16/18 Grif.Net – Beggar
A wealthy woman = returning a book met a beggar on the street down by the steps of the = library. The man held out his = hand and said to her, "Lady, I haven’t eaten in two = days." The lady looked at = him and shook…