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As a lad, I had a newt (a little amphibian like a salamander) a= s a pet and carried it in my shirt pocket.  I took him to school one d= ay for “show-and-tell” time.  Everyone was interested and = asked a lot of questions.   Finally, my teacher asked…

LIFE’S MYSTERIES . . .   >What is a “free” gift? Aren’t all gifts free?>How can there be self-help “groups”?>>Why does fridge have a “D” in it, = but refrigerator doesn’t?>Isn’t = the word “queue” just a Q followed by four silent letters?>Why is a W called “double-u” when it=…

NOSTALGIC QUIZ that ties old slogans (some from 25 years ago) o= f fast-food places with the franchise brand name. NO Google. NO clues. NO multiple-choice. NO AI. Nothing but your= old brain. Some national. Some in= ternational. Some regional (many NOT from a region near you). I know th=…

I prefer hot weather. But only t= o a certain degree.   ~~ July is just too hot to d= ress up for church. The weather just isn&#= 8217;t suitable.   ~~ It was hot and sunny today and= when I went to town, I saw a line of guys…

Isaac Watts, Sr., was a tailor and deacon of a “Dissenter= ” church (non-Anglican, what we would call an evangelical born-again = church) in Southampton in 1674 when his first son was born – Isaac Wa= tts, Jr.  Watts was arrested for preaching the Gospel and his wife Sar= ah…

I gave up my seat on the bus for a blind person. Coincidently, that was the same day I lost my job as a bus= driver.   ~~ In college I taught that Einstein de= veloped a theory about space. I added that i= t was about time, too.  …

ANOTHER MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUIZ, this centered on people of the wo= rld.  We give you the correct answer (25% chance of accidentally getti= ng each right). Answers are ordered alphabetically to give no additional in= formation. Correct answer given tomorrow.   1. What is the most populated island in= the world?…

A ‘family’ is a social unit where the father is con= cerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother wi= th closet space. ~Evan Esar   Family life is a bit l= ike a runny peach pie – not perfect but who’s complaining?= ~Robert Brault  …

Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family = =2E . . in another city. ~George Burns   = Insanity do= esn’t run in my family. It practically gallops. = ~Cary Grant   When I was ten, my family moved to Downers Grove, Illinois.= When I was twelve, I…

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side. Bear patiently the= cross of grief and pain. Leave to your God= to order and provide; in every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul; your best, your heavenly friend th= rough thorny ways leads to a joyful…

I believe the invention of the shovel was groundbreaking. But the earlier invention of the broom swept the = nation.   ~~ “Hello everyone, and welcome to p= lastic surgery addicts anonymous. I see a lo= t of new faces here tonight, and I have to say I’m pretty disappointe=…

[I don’t mean to count chickens before they hatch, but th= ese chicken nugget jokes are golden! Why not dip into them now?]=   I ordered 3 drin= ks at the drive-thru window. I hoped they wo= uldn’t realize all 4 20-pack boxes of chicken nuggets were for me.  …

[Exclusive to the Grif Net reporters]  At the fifth lar= gest US airport, an individual (later discovered to be a teacher) was arres= ted trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, = an undisclosed number of sharp #2 pencils, a slide rule, and a…