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[Voted five best dad jokes of the month. Not a hi= gh bar to reach.]   "I’m afraid for the May calend= ar. I fear its days are number= ed."   "My wife s= aid I should do lunges to stay in shape. That would be a big step forward."…

After painting the bedroom walls, my husband prep= ared to put back the pictures.   “How should I ha= ng them?” he asked me. “Too high or too low?”   ~~ANSWERS: WISCONSIN CITY NAMES~~   Example= : Wisconsin (Miami) =3D red stone place   1. OCONOMOWOC= (Ho-Chunk) =3D where waters…

One of my favorite past-times now that I’m = retired back in Watertown, Wisconsin, is watching out-of-state friends try = to say “Oconomowoc” (lovely city a dozen miles east of me). The= y sound like they’re trying to cough up a brick.   But also found many who live IN…

My mo= ther had a small decorative windmill in her yard. She loved the gentle moti= ons it made even in a light breeze.   A fi= erce spring storm broke one of the blades, causing the windmill to shake vi= olently. Dad announced that he would “take care of…

In a = telephone interview, a very wealthy man was asked, "Sir, what can you = remember made you the happiest man in life?"  = He simply replied, "I have gone through four stages of happi= ness in life and finally I understood the meaning of true happiness.   The…

[Annette shared this true story]   For the second week in a row, my son and I were the only ones who sho= wed up for his soccer team’s practice. Frustrated, I told him, &#8220= ;Please tell your coach that we keep coming for practice, but no one is eve=…

Ken H= =2E boasted, “A lot of women say their husband never listens to them.= I am proud to say I have never heard my wife say that.”   Kristin F. said, “When I told my parents over = the phone that my husband has the flu, my dad said,…

A lon= g time ago a boy was born breech-backward that ended up with a miss-shaped = head. Doctor looked at the infant and said he was just odd. His parents wer= e struggling to come up with a name and remembered what the doctor said, so= they wrote down…

[Here’s a cha= nce to see if you know some phrases or words common out on the lonesome pra= irie of the 1800’s. Some still in use (kinda) today, but most conjure= up grisly cowpokes jawin’ around a campfire.] =   Ambu= sh at the Store – __= __________________. Barking Irons –…

[Odd jokes for families. Don=E2=80=99t blame me.] Why sh= ouldn=E2=80=99t you fundraise for marathons? They just take the money and run. &nb= sp; Why did the crab cross the road? It didn=E2=80=99t =E2=80=94 it used the sidewalk.   = Why is gras= s so dangerous? Because it’s full of blades=…

[We’ve been repeating the Grif Net email/blog posts fo= r this past WEEK from 25 years ago (May 2000). This is our final look back = for that experiment.]   "I Am a Christian"   When I say…"I a= m a Christian",  I’m not shouting "I am saved".   I’m…

[This week we are strolling down memory lane, repeating the = Grif Net email/blog posts for an ENTIRE WEEK from 25 years ago – May 2000.]=   The Easterner had always dreamed of owning a Wyoming cattle ranch and fina= lly made enough money to buy himself the spread of…

[This week we are strolling down memory lane, repeating the = Grif Net email/blog posts for an ENTIRE WEEK from 25 years ago – May 2000.]=   The World’s Shortest Books . . . =   20. Everything Women Know About Me= n 19. Staple Your Way to Success 18.…