A man and his son who was freshly home from college went to have their photographs taken together as a special Father’s Day remembrance. The photographer said to the young man, “It will make a better picture if you put your hand on your father’s shoulder.” “Hmm,” said the father,…
06/11/12 Grif.Net Blog – Five Horses
Out in Wyoming an old Arapahoe Indian was asked his wife’s name. He replied, “She called ‘Five Horses’.” The reporter commented, “That’s a very unusual name. What does it mean?” The aging Indian answered, “It old Indian name. It mean…..nag, nag, nag, nag, nag.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net…
06/09/12 Weekend Grif.Net Blog – Talking with Jesus
This is just a story I read, but it makes a worthy point: do I treat Jesus like He’s really with me? A woman’s daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her mother. When the minister arrived, he found the woman lying in bed with her…
06/08/12 Grif.Net Blog – Strong Accents
An American in an Irish pub on a Friday night noticed two large women by the bar. They both had strong accents so he asked, “Hey, are you two ladies from Scotland?” One of them chirped: “It’s WALES you idiot! WALES!” The fellow immediately apologized and said, “I’m so sorry.…
06/07/12 Grif.Net Blog – Medical Glossary (part 2)
o Impotent. . . . . . . . . . . Distinguished, well known o Inbred. . . . . . . . . . . . Best way to eat salami o Labor Pain. . . . . . . . . . Getting hurt at work o…
06/06/12 Grif.Net Blog – Medical Glossary (part 1)
BACKWOODS GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMS o Alimentary. . . . . . . . . . What Holmes said to Watson o Artery. . . . . . . . . . . . Study of Painting o Bacteria. . . . . . . . . . . Back…
06/05/12 Grif.Net Blog – Quick Witted Lad
An older gentleman in a Safeway Store in Wyoming tried to buy half a head of lettuce. The very young produce assistant told him that they sell only whole heads of lettuce. The man persisted and asked to see the manager. The teen said he’d ask his manager about it.…
06/04/12 Grif.Net Blog – Reaction to Friday’s Puns
“Dr Bob, Please remember that a pun at maturity is fully groan.” Okay. I get it. You didn’t like ’em all. So here’s a mulligan, another try at a memorable word play. There once was a young Puritan man, who had a great deal of difficulty remembering the various rules…
06/02/12 Weekend Grif.Net Blog – Mother Earned Her Wrinkles
Mother Earned Her Wrinkles borrowed from Erma Bombeck According to her height and weight on the insurance charts, she should be a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. She has iron-starved blood, one shoulder is lower than the other, and she bites her fingernails. She is the most beautiful woman…
06/01/12 Grif.Net Blog – June Puns and Wordplays
I’m reading a book about anti-gravity. I can’t seem to put it down. They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a type-O. England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool. Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too. I was asked if I…
05/31/12 Grif.Net – Recent Experiences
Busy month so checkin’ my diary. In May . . I stopped by the BMW dealer’s, but I left quickly when I saw the prices! It was a near-debt experience. I wanted to say “Beamer up, Scotty.” I read the classic book about paying alimony. It was called “The Bounty…
05/30/12 Grif.Net – More ‘Did You Know’ Factoids
Did you know that in Japanese, tofu translates roughly as ‘whale snot’? Did you know in Wyoming we do not cultured oil anywhere? It is all crude oil. Did you know diarrhea is hereditary? It runs in your jeans. Did you know that fear of meeting a fat man in…
05/29/12 Grif.Net – How Much
[Thanks to Jack for the humor forward] One evening after dinner, I asked my six-year-old, “How much do you love me?” “A million dollars,” he replied. “Is that all?” I responded, with a grin. “I love you ALL the dollars,” my son said. So I asked, “What about the guilders?”…