Do bakers with a sense of humor bake wry bread? If you trade in stolen gate-posts, does that make you a fence? Are candles on a birthday cake for people who want to make light of their age? If you smuggle automobiles into the country, are you trafficking? When Buffalo,…
11/07/11 Grif.Net – New Car Feature
Sam and Ruth from Maine wrote that they had just bought a new car when winter hit with all its fury. “I wonder if the car has seat warmers,” Ruth said. “It sure does,” said Sam, looking through the owner’s manual. “There’s a button on the dashboard that says it’s…
11/05/11Weekend Grif.Net – Bend in the Road
When we feel we have nothing left to give And we are sure that the song has ended When our day seems over and the shadows fall And the darkness of night has descended. Where can we go to find the strength To valiantly keep on trying, Where can we…
11/04/11 Grif.Net – Mansions in Glory
[Big college football game this weekend caused this joke to surface] After Coach Nick Saban dies and enters the Pearly Gates, God takes him on a tour. He shows him a little two-bedroom house with a faded Alabama banner hanging from the front porch. “This is your house, coach,” God…
11/03/11 Grif.Net – November Bad Puns
My biologist friend tells me that constantly developing new varieties of plant can be a strain. ~~ Did you hear about the new line of Elvis Presley-themed steakhouses? They will be for people who love meat tender. ~~ If a wolf can take down a deer from either flank, does…
11/02/11 Grif.Net – Lessons for Living
Never stand between a dog and a hydrant. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows. No matter where you’re going, once you get there, there you are. All television is children’s television. When you do not know what you are doing, do…
11/01/11 Grif.Net – Let Me Down Easy
[Jack forwarded this classic and I laughed anew.] The older brother was on vacation in Europe and his younger brother called him and said, “Your cat died.” The older brother is in tears. “I loved that cat. I’ve had that cat for 20 years. You can’t just blurt out bad…
10/31/11 Grif.Net – Halloween Jokes for Kids
[Long-time grif.net readers know I have ten grandkids who all need a laugh now and then . . rather than laughing at the weird grandpa] How can you tell vampires like baseball? They turn into bats every night! What did the skeleton say to the waitress? I’ll have a Coke…
10/29/11 Weekend Grif.Net – How Can I Keep from Singing?
My life flows on in endless song Above earth’s lamentation. I hear the real, though far off hymn That hails the new creation Above the tumult and the strife, I hear the music ringing; It sounds an echo in my soul How can I keep from singing? What though the…
10/28/11 Grif.Net – Halloween Top 10 Signs
Top Ten Signs that you’re too old for “Trick or Treating” this year . . 10. You get winded from knocking on the door. 9. You have another kid chew the candy for you. 8. You ask for high fiber candy only. 7. When someone drops a candy bar in…
10/27/11 Grif.Net – Overheard in Marriage Counseling
“The fight we had last night was my fault. My wife asked me what was on the TV and I said dust.” “Before marriage, I yearned for the woman I loved. After marriage, the ‘y’ became silent.” “Marriage is when a man and woman become as one. The trouble started…
10/26/11 Grif.Net – Always Room for Jell-O
[And room for a few more Juli’ism updates. Last one for a while, I kinda promise.] I’ve decided that I’ll never get down to my original weight and I’m OK with that. After all, 5 pounds 5 oz. is just not realistic EGSG <– Scrambled eggs. The next time someone…
10/25/11 Grif.Net – Before They Were Famous
I’ll name the now-famous actor/actress. You match ’em to the correct occupation they had BEFORE they got famous. Answers tomorrow. Example: Clint Eastwood = x. Swimming Pool Cleaner 1. Dan Akroid 2. Tim Allen 3. Kathy Bates 4. Marlon Brando 5. Sandra Bullock 6. Drew Carey 7. Sean Connery 8.…