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I enjoyed reading Richard Lederer’s OLD WORDS AND PHRASES REMIND US OF THE WAY WE ‘WORD’” –phrases from the past — and I think I had heard all and used most. How time flies and how fast the dictionary becomes obsolete! Lederer writes: “About a month ago, I illuminated old…

[Marilyn forwards this cogent explanation of issues some of us have with aging. Totally unrelated to how well you did on yesterday’s food quiz.] Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts…

[Another installment of our weekly trivia quiz to help your appetite for knowledge. Everything has to do with FOOD today.] 1. What condiment is most commonly used on French Fries in Japan? 2. What did American GI’s in World War II call “ham that failed a physical”? 3. What is…

Many grif.net readers do not know I earned my doctorate in palindromes. My students now refer to me as Dr Awkward. I never play cards in the Serengeti. Too many cheetahs there. Mathematicians should wear glasses because I heard they improve division. Is “subway” a transitive noun? Well-known experts fear…

When a young woman started to complain to her mother about “life”, how things were so hard that she didn’t know how she was going to make it and how she wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling; it seemed as one problem was solved, a…

My good friend opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died! He quickly phoned me. “Did you see the morning paper?” he asked with a smile in his voice. “They say I died!!” I assured him, “Yes, I saw it!” But…

(AP) New York City. A truck loaded with cases of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed as it left a New York printer last night. According to the Associated Press, witnesses said they were stunned, startled, aghast, taken back, stupefied, confused, punchy, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, astonished,…

[Tried to make a top ten, but at least got six before the wife started in] Eve was NOT plus-sized because . . #6 – It only took one rib to make her. #5 – The account reads, “I will make an help meet for him” not a “meaty helper!”…

[Keeping your brains fit for challenges ahead with useless trivia today! What do each of these groups have “in common”?] 1. Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, Sergeant Fathom, and W. Apaminondas Adrastus Blab? 2. Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye? 3. Crumb Box, Brain Wagon, Strawberry Patch, and Loose Cage? 4. Borsolino, Porkpie,…

[What are people REALLY thinking? Here are some “confessions” going on in the minds of my friends and I just may adopt a few of these!] I decided to kick the guy who causes me the most problems in life. Now I can’t sit down. Lord, if I can’t be…

POSITION: Mom JOB DESCRIPTION: Long-term team players needed for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic, environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work various hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including…

[We tell everyone Wyoming is like a small town, but with really long streets. Here are some MORE “You know you’re in Wyoming when . . “] They aren’t kidding when then say “Last Chance for Gas for next 100 miles.” Your central heating system is fueled by large logs.…

YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN WYOMING WHEN . . . The wind is faster than your truck! You own more than four pairs of gloves Every other vehicle on the road is a 4×4 Even in summer, when the sun goes down, you start looking for a coat. In March your…