At the airport in = Madrid, the national airline keeps its aircraft outside all year round = even in thunderstorms. I guess you could say, "The plane in Spain = stays mainly in the rain.” A Scottish inventor = has come up with a new compact video game. He…
02/08/17 Grif.Net – Exercise
During my last physical, the doctor asked me about = my daily activity level. I = shared, “As an example, yesterday afternoon I waded along the edge = of a pond, drank four bottles of water, escaped from a wild dog in the = heavy brush, jumped back from…
02/07/17 Grif.Net – My Neighbors
[This will give you a little = glimpse of the sort of neighborhood I live in. I’d move out, but = that would only raise the average IQ of our block by ten = points] ‘What’s wrong = with Joe?’ I asked my neighbor.‘I don’t know. = Yesterday he was…
02/06/17 Grif.Net – Contest
Three visitors to London climbed up the parliament = tower that houses Big Ben and decided to have a contest. They = planned to throw their watches off the top, run down the stairs and try = to catch the watches before they hit the ground. The first = tourist…
02/04/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Commandments 11-20
Everyone KNOWS the "10" Commandments = (sadly, few of us actually practice them). Not many know the next = ten . . . 11th Commandment. Thou shalt not worry, = for worry is the most unproductive of all human = activities. 12th Commandment. Thou shalt not be =…
02/03/17 Grif.Net – Judged Unstable
You may have heard on the news = about a Southern California man who was put under 72-hour psychiatric = observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and allegedly had = 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his home. The house also = featured a secret escape tunnel.…
02/02/17 Grif.Net – Sad News
02/02/17 Grif.Net – Sad News A sobbing Mrs. Murphy approached Father O’Grady after = church. He = asked, “So what’s bothering you?” She = replied “Oh, Father, I’ve terrible news. My husband passed = away last night.” The = priest said “Oh, Mary, that’s terrible. Did he have any last…
02/01/17 Grif.Net – Yep, That Time Again
[We always send out a few puns on the first of every = month. Even short months.] A plateau is = a high form of flattery. At our = clinic we try to make plump ladies see the error of their = weighs. The professor discovered that…
01/31/17 Grif.Net – What I’ve Learned in January
Somedays I felt like = I was surrounded by idiots. Other days I realized it was not just = some days. Shoveling my driveway while the wind is still blowing = is as foolish as cleaning house while I still have kids living at = home. I’m convinced =…
01/30/17 Grif.Net – Testing the Water
As he = aged, a friend asked his doctor, “How do you determine when an old = person is senile and needs to go into a nursing home?” The = doctor replied, “We have a simple test. We fill up a tub with = water, ask the patient to empty…
01/28/17 Weekend Grif.Net – Excuses
The next time you think you have an excuse why you = just CAN’T do something, why God CAN’T use you, remember = these people: Noah = was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac = was a daydreamer, Jacob = was a liar, Leah…
01/27/17 Grif.Net – Quiz
Someone asked me if any nation today had a capital = named after an automobile.=A0 Immediately I thought of Senegal.=A0 Okay. = That was lousy.=A0 But here are SERIOUS but “light” = questions you may either answer for your own enjoyment or use to = impress/astound friends and family with…
01/26/17 – Grif.Net – Breaking News
[Keeping you up-to-date on news you need not = know] Breaking News: All Walmart’s in Syria have = become Targets overnight Breaking News: Man wearing only boxers lead police on brief = chase Breaking News: Marijuana legislation sent to joint = committee Breaking News: A man…