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WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?  [courtesy of Paul = Harvey]   Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men = who signed the Declaration of Independence?   Five = signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before = they died.   Twelve had their homes ransacked…

[A grif.net reader sent this to us, and we forward = it on for you to consider. Lots of good thoughts here.] RECALL = NOTIFICATION   The = maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, = regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in…

[First of the month? Time for more word plays = and puns, finestkind.] I’m a big fan of renewable = energy! Did you = hear about that alligator wearing a vest? He keeps to himself since he’s = a private investigator. I don’t trust these stairs.  Looks like = they’re…

I quit my job = moonlighting when I found out that is what the sun is supposed to = do.   I quit my job on the oil rig because it was just too = crude there.   I quit my job as a hot air balloon pilot since my…

[Part 2 of 12 of our weekly = installment of books we’d like to see = written]   ‘Windows for Dummies’ by Mike = Rowsoft ‘Exploring other Galaxies’ by Anne = Dromeda ‘America’s Least Favorite Pizza = Toppings’ by Anne Chovie ‘Iconic Breakfasts’ by = Chris P. Bacon, Hammond Deggs…

[We continue = giving you fodder to take pot-shots at students with the University of = Wyoming. This is my home state for the past 28 years. Feel free to = change the state or school to personalize any “diss” = you’d like.] Q: Why did = Wyoming disband its…

I’ve been thinking = that it’s ironic that the colors red, white and blue always stand = for freedom, until they’re flashing behind you.   I’ve been thinking = that if a man knocks on my door and asks for a small donation towards = the local swimming pool, I…

Love in the Home (Paraphrase of I Corinthians 13 by = a Mother)   If I live in a house of spotless beauty with = everything in its place, but have not love, I am a housekeeper–not a = homemaker.   If I have time for waxing, polishing, and =…

[Feel free to = adapt these to ANY UNIVERSITY of your choosing that you want to mock. = Today we aim at Minnesota students – state where I was born, went = to college and later taught college – but NOT U of = M.]   Q: What does a…

Books that are on my summer reading-in-the-kitchen = list: “War and Peas”   “Quiche 22”   “Pride = and Prune Juice”   “Oliver Twix”   “Lord = of the Pies”   “The = Lion, the Witch and the Waldorf”   “Animal Flan”   ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] www.grif.net…

[An OLD humor form I used back in high = school has had a facelift.  Instead of “Don’t Fence Me = In” by Barb Wire or “Yellow River” by I.M. Peeing = – sounds like juvenile jokes –  here are some FIRST CLASS = efforts stolen from the web.  Thus…

After = eating out (3 times) for our anniversary, today I start a new = diet.  It’s called the = “Pasta Diet”.  That’s right, = PASTA! If you want to lose = weight . . . ü  You walka pasta da = bakery ü  You walka pasta da ice =…

[These come from faithful grif.net blog readers.  = And sadly they are no better than the lame ones I dish up.] I = quit my job as a stuffer at an all-natural pillow factory because I was = just feeling down every day.   I quit my job at the…