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Overheard on our cruise this past week: There was some mix-up with a woman’s room. The clerk (or whatever they are called on ships) was trying to remedy the situation. He asked, “Would you like an inside cabin or an outside cabin?” She replied, “Well, it looks like it might…

I was at my son’s last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. ‘This is the 21st century,’ Josh said. ‘I don’t waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my iPad.’ I can tell you this, that fly never knew what hit him. ~~ Dr Bob…

[NOTE: The Grif.Net will be OFF LINE until Monday, August 27th. For both readers who will miss it, we send you love and bifocals.] Sometimes a hymn so aptly describes the experience of a particular group that it becomes an unofficial anthem for generations to come. Martin Luther’s “A Mighty…

The Football Coach was upset with Ben. His math scores were so low he would be ineligible to play in the opening game. The whole team was saddened by the thought of losing such a valuable player. The Coach thought of a great idea and said, “Ben, I will ask…

Here is an alphabetical listing of 17 popular fruits consumed in America. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to select the TEN most popular fruits and place them in “sort of” the CORRECT ORDER of popularity. It is tough and some seem counter-intuitive to me since I…

[Zig, a long-time Grif.Net subscriber, sent me some = encouragement on why she is thankful each day. Boy, I needed that = reminder.]   Look back and thank God Look forward and trust God Look around and serve God Look up and find God   Without God my week ahead…

Final Thoughts about the US & China in the Olympics (gathered from the Web): If the Olympics has taught me anything it’s that China may have a population of 1.2 billion, but they only have two hair styles. Of course China is dominating the Olympics. They probably made all of…

[Gleaned from late night TV, talk radio, newspapers, NBC and any place else I could find to “borrow” humor.] Saw that POLAND just won the country’s first gold medal. They were so happy, they had it bronzed. The FRENCH cycling team complained that their bicycles did not perform well at…

[Comments are not mine. Brought to you by “Rain”. Official weather supplier to the London 2012 Olympic Games.] Overheard at Gymnastic All-Around Finals: “I just KNEW that Gabby Douglas was a sure bet to win. Even her last name is an anagram for ‘USA Gold’.” Overheard at Wrestling Center: “Greek…

[I’d like to move on to some other humor, but the daily headlines are calling my name.] Overheard at the courts: “I want to play badminton at the Olympics so badly.” Overheard at 10 Downing Street: “Governor Romney should get a gold medal for backpedaling.” Overheard in Hollywood: “Burt Reynolds…

[While many believe my wordplays are just “some antics”, I really enjoy them. My last two reports from the Olympic Games has brought YOUR response. Besides groaning and moaning, here is a smattering.] The Olympic Committee has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Wal-Mart, alleging the company’s logo resembles Cheetos…

[43 years ago two human beings changed history by walking on the surface of the moon. But what happened before Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong exited the Lunar Module is perhaps even more amazing, if only because so few people know about it. I’m talking about the fact that Buzz…

[If you believed any of yesterday’s Grif.Net, then I’ve got some more interviews and scoops for you today. And a clock in London you can purchase cheaply . . ] From the track: “Winning the gold medal should make me a shoo-in for Nike advertising contracts.” Advice from mom to…