This guy was sitting at home alone when he heard a knock on the front door. There were two sheriff’s deputies there, so he asked if there was a problem. One of the deputies asks if he was married, and if so, could he see a picture of his wife.…
07/25/11 Grif.Net – Sewing Lesson
From my wife I heard this story: I was thrilled to get an older model Elna sewing machine to set up at home to teach my granddaughter some basic sewing while she was here for a few weeks. After I had gone through a lengthy explanation of how to thread…
07/23/11 Weekend Grif.Net – My Wishes for You
From the book “People Who Live At The End of Dirt Roads” by Lee Pitts We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I’d like better. I’d really like for them to know about hand-me down clothes and homemade…
07/22/11 Grif.Net – Grandpa is like God
My granddaughter spent the last two weeks with me. One day she mentioned that she thought Grandpa was a lot like God. Overhearing this, I mentally polished my halo while I asked, “How are we alike?” She replied, “You’re both really, really old.” ~~ Dr Bob Griffin [email protected] www.grif.net “Jesus…
07/21/11 Grif.Net – Promises
I walked into the house to find my grandson had made a mess and not done a thing about cleaning it. I exclaimed, “I told you to clean this place up because you were leaving for home first thing in the morning. You promised that if you played with anything,…
07/20/11 Grif.Net – At the Doctor
A four year old was at the pediatrician for a check up. As the doctor looked down her ears with an otoscope, he asked, “Do you think I’ll find Big Bird in here?” The little girl stayed silent. Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor and looked down her throat.…
07/19/11 Grif.Net – In the National Forest
Rose from Montana told me this story about a fellow that the Forest Service Ranger discovered sitting by his campfire chewing away on a roasted Bald Eagle. “Hey mister, the Bald Eagle is a protected species, and killing one is punishable offense”, said the Ranger. The man was swiftly arrested…
07/18/11 Grif.Net – Texas Living
Here are some tidbits I learned (the hard way) from five years in Texas: ~If you drive into a ditch, don’t panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don’t try to help them, just stay out of their way. This…
07/16/11 Weekend Grif.Net – America the Beautiful
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Judge Roy Moore America the Beautiful, or so you used to be. Land of the Pilgrims’ pride, I’m glad they’ll never see Babies piled in dumpsters, Abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty, your house is built on sand. Our children wander aimlessly, poisoned by…
07/15/11 Grif.Net – July Bad Pun
When the driver of a huge trailer lost control of his rig, he plowed into an empty tollbooth and smashed it to pieces. He climbed down from the wreckage and within a matter of minutes a truck pulled up and discharged a crew of workers. The men picked up each…
07/14/11 Grif.Net – Vacation Report
Not too bad weather this vacation on the Coast. We were gone a week and it only rained twice. First time was for 4 days and second time was for 3 days. ~~ Since I was driving on the LA freeways, I wanted a reliable rental car and one that…
07/13/11 Grif.Net – Bad Roads
It was July and still a LOT of snow banks along Wyoming mountain-pass roads. My wife and I were eager to see a vista down a narrow gravel road leading off the pavement. We had heard that snow slides had made some of the roads in the area impassable and,…
07/12/11 Grif.Net – Tired of Vacation
At the airport check-in counter, I overheard a woman ask for window seats for both herself and her husband. The clerk pointed out that this would prevent them from sitting together. “Sweetie,” the woman replied, “I just spent ten days of so-called vacation in a compact rental car with this…