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[Last one: One more day emptying the trunk of useless car stats and data] Q: Which of the Chrysler “letter cars” sold the fewest amount? A: Only 400, 1963, 300J’s were sold (they skipped “I” because it looked like a number 1) Q: What car company was originally known as…

[Continue to astound your friends with your new-found wealth of trivia] Q: What was Ford’s answer to the Chevy Corvette, and other legal street racers of the 1960’s? A: Carroll Shelby’s Mustang GT350 Q: What American luxury automaker began by making cages for birds and squirrels? A: The George N.…

[Even MORE “firsts” to set yourself apart from the average driver’s knowledge of car history] Q: What car first referred to itself as a convertible? A: The 1904 Thomas Flyer, which had a removable hard top Q: What car was the first to have its radio antenna embedded in the…

[You will be worshiped as near-deity for bringing up such useless information the next time your friends get talking about cars] Q: Who opened the first drive-in gas station? A: Gulf Oil Q: What was the first official White House car? A: A 1909 White Steamer, ordered by President Taft…

[My old friend Chuck shared his thoughts on some of the tension in America over racial issues. I liked his appeal to go back 50 years to the thinking of Dr. King] “Let it be known to all persons that I stand AGAINST ‘racial profiling’ – racial profiling AS DEFINED…

[Ken, who is a few clowns short of a circus, has been digging around an old Grif.Net (July 1, 2011) and came up with some of our really LAME jokes. So I thought I’d give him some LAMER, er BETTER jokes for him to chew on] Why can’t clown noses…

[An avid grif.net reader in NE India send the “top” – in her opinion – jokes from that part of the world. You judge.] A Teacher lecturing on population stated that in India every 10 seconds a woman gives birth to a baby. His student stood up and said, “We…

Jack shared . . My wife and I had just started our diet, but when we pulled into a fast-food restaurant, she ordered a milkshake with her burger. I pointed out that a shake isn’t exactly the best snack for someone who wants to lose weight. She agreed, but was…

News Briefs: Apple’s new operating system lets users give Siri a male-sounding voice. The sad part is that every time you ask him a question, he says, “Let me ask my wife” and then it’s right back to the female voice. I loved the “Lethal Weapon” movies. Mel Gibson is…

[First of the month and my duty is to find lame and pathetic puns. This month also contains sacrilege. You’re welcome.] Forrest Gump’s internet password is 1Forrest1 ~~~ A backward poet writes inverse. ~~ A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. ~~ I’ve heard that Sea…

[How we look at things and how we describe them often is a good indication if we are a DEMOCRAT or REPUBLICAN, a LIBERAL or CONSERVATIVE. See if YOU can tell the difference.] Arsenal of Attack Weapons . . . or Gun Collection Delicate Wetlands . . . or Swamp…

When you take a long time, you’re slow. When your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough. When you don’t do it, you’re lazy. When your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy. When you make a mistake, you’re an idiot. When your boss makes a mistake, he’s only human.…

A young engineer was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when he found the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. “Listen,” said the CEO, “this is important, and my secretary has left for the day. Can you make this thing work?”…