[More humor aimed to keep the grandkids quiet this = week.] What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in = common? They both have the same middle = name. What did one ocean say to the other = ocean? Nothing, they just waved. What…
06/25/12 Grif.Net Blog – “Why” Jokes for Grade Schoolers
[With my daughter and her hubby abandoning their kids to our care for the week, I decided to help them with high-quality humor. And grif.net humor, too.] Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay, they’d be bagels. Why was Cinderella so lousy at…
06/23/12 Weekend Grif.Net Blog – God’s Wife
A little boy about 10 years old was standing on the sidewalk in front of a shoe store, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said, “My little fellow, why are you looking so earnestly in that window?” “I was asking God…
06/22/12 Grif.Net Blog – Original Composition
The little girl had been naughty in school. By way of punishment, she was directed by the teacher to remain in her seat after class until she had written an original composition containing not less than fifty words. In a surprisingly short space of time, she offered the following, and…
06/21/12 Grif.Net Blog – Helpful
The story is told by an English Pastor of a visiting Evangelist from the States who had come to speak in his church. The Evangelist arrived late in the evening, well past Timmy’s (the pastor’s son) bedtime. But the next morning the boy asked his father if he would be…
06/20/12 Grif.Net Blog – If You’re a Teacher in June . .
You want to slap the next person who says, “Must be nice to work 8 to 3:30 and have summers free.” You believe in 2012 the staff room should be equipped with a Valium salt lick. Next year you’ll lobby that “shallow gene pool” should have its own box on…
06/20/12 Grif.Net Blog – If You’re a Teacher in June . .
You want to slap the next person who says, “Must be nice to work 8 to 3:30 and have summers free.” You believe in 2012 the staff room should be equipped with a Valium salt lick. Next year you’ll lobby that “shallow gene pool” should have its own box on…
06/19/12 Grif.Net Blog – Our 42nd Anniversary (No Joke)
[Odd collection of jokes for our 42nd wedding anniversary] Teresa and I have a great relationship. She has a communications and speech degree and my undergrad was in theology and theater. She talks a lot and I act like I’m listening. ~~ Bob: I think our kids got their brains…
06/18/12 Grif.Net Blog – Apology
At a recent family gathering, a small boy turned to his Aunt Edna and said: “My Goodness, you’re ugly!” His mother overheard the remark and was appalled. She took him to one side and gave him a real talking-to before ordering him to go back and say ‘sorry’ to his…
06/16/12 Weekend Grif.Net Blog – Father’s Day in America
Father’s Day is celebrated with enthusiasm as people reflect on the valuable role played by fathers in building the character of children and in the development of our nation. On Father’s Day people honor their father and express gratitude for his love and affection. As a Father’s Day tradition, people…
06/15/12 Grif.Net Blog – Worried Sick
When my sons were little, my oldest shared his worries with his brother. He said: “I’m really worried. Dad works twelve hours a day as a preacher without a day off to give our family a nice home and plenty of food. Mom spends the whole day cleaning and washing…
06/14/12 Grif.Net Blog – Dad’s Reward
A man called his children together, held up a chocolate bar and asked them who should get it. “Me . . . me . . . me,” they chorused. “I’ll tell you who will get it,” continued the father. “I’ll give it to the one who never talks back to…
06/13/12 Grif.Net Blog – Dad’s Perspective on Boys v Girls
You throw a little girl a ball, and it will hit her in the nose. You throw a little boy a ball, and he will try to catch it. Then it will hit him in the nose. You dress your little girl in her Sunday best, and she’ll look just…