A little boy = was ushered into the waiting room, with a bloody gash on his = head. "What = happened?" asked the receptionist behind the desk. Crying, = the boy replied "My sister hit me with a couple of = tomatoes." The nurse came = out and…
07/12/18 Grif.Net – MORE Conversion of Measurements
[With overwhelming apathy to yesterday’s = dozen “converted” measurements, you knew I would be driven = to add a dozen more] 10 cards =3D- 1 = decacards 1 trillion microphones =3D- 1 = megaphone 2000 mockingbirds =3D two kilomockingbirds = 1000 cubic centimeters of wet socks =3D…
07/11/18 Grif.Net – Conversion of Measurement
[Here are a dozen modern terms for familiar = measurements offered to the young millennials] 2000 = pounds of Chinese soup =3D Won ton 1 = millionth of a mouthwash =3D 1 microscope Time = between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement =3D 1 =…
07/10/18 Grif.Net – Just My Thinking
People tell me = “Nothing is impossible”. I think it is possible. = I’ve been known to easily do nothing all = day. I changed my = iPod’s name to Titanic. It’s syncing now. If you get = grammar in your eyes, you’ll catch = subjunctivitis. A…
07/09/18 Grif.Net – Dieting Thoughts
[Next week = we’ll devote a whole week of humor to my failing diet = attempts] My new diet = consists of seven cheat days each week. Actually, the = second day of a diet is easier than the first. By the second day, = I’m off it.…
07/07/18 Weekend Grif.Net – Even MORE Secrets I’ve Learned
I’ve learned…. That everyone you meet deserves to = be greeted with a smile. I’ve learned…. That there’s nothing sweeter than = sleeping with your babies and feeling their breath on your cheeks. = I’ve learned…. That no one is perfect until you = fall in love with…
07/06/18 Grif.Net – Church Signs for the Summer
[Interesting (and sometimes absurd) new and old = signs seen on churches] "Do you think ice cream is great? Just wait = until you try our Sundays!" "We need kneeology not theology." = "Exercise your soul, walk with God" = "Serving Soul Food This Sunday" and…
07/05/18 Grif.Net – #1 Sport
A woman, while = touring a small Central American country, was shown a bullfight. The = guide told her, "This is our number one = sport." The horrified = woman said, "Isn’t that revolting?" "No",= the guide replied. "That’s our number two = sport." ~~ANWERS TO =…
07/04/18 Grif.Net – Presidential Quiz
PRESIDENTIAL QUIZ FOR THE 4th of = JULY When Franklin Roosevelt sailed for North Africa in = 1943 to plan the invasion of Europe, he was the FOURTH President ever to = leave the United States while in office. The other three = were: 1. 2. 3. What…
07/03/18 Grif.Net – MORE Signs in Restaurants
[Actual signs in restaurants, some with my comments = added] NO WIFI. Talk to each other. Pretend it’s = 1995. Today’s special: Nothing. Nothing is special. = You are not special. Order off the menu. (Sounds like bad episode = with the soup Nazi) Soup of the =…
07/02/18 Grif.Net – Words at Play
[Turned = another page on the calendar and found another groan-up day with our = monthly offering of word-play] A slice of Key = Lime pie in the Bahamas is $2.00, in Jamaica it’s $2.50, in Key West it = is $3.00 and $3.75 in Aruba. Evidently I’ve found…
06/30/18 Weekend Grif.Net – MORE Secrets I’ve Learned
I’ve learned…. That everyone wants to live on top = of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re = climbing it. I’ve learned…. That money doesn’t buy class. = I’ve learned…. That life is like a roll of toilet = paper. The closer it…
06/29/18 Grif.Net – Not as Difficult
[Many = struggled with yesterday’s quiz on McDonald’s, so here are = some easier questions] 1. = What is red and smells like blue paint? Red = paint. 2. = What do you call bears with no ears? B 3. = What do you call a bear with no teeth?…