No quiz, but since you are sitting at a keyboard, here are some fun English facts that you can try out for yourself (and impress your friends by asking them for the answers!) “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with only the left hand. “Lollipop” is the longest word typed…
03/02/10 Grif.Net – Drink of Water
[My eldest son turns 37 today. This is NOT a story about him. But it could be.] Little Jeremiah’s father had already tucked him into bed. They had enjoyed a bedtime story, prayers and a good-night hug and kiss. It was time to sleep. Not five minutes later, little Jeremiah…
03/01/10 Grif.Net – From the Police Blotter
From our small town Police Blotter – In my neighborhood, a local manufacturing business was broken into last night and a large quantity of wigs was stolen. Police are currently combing the area for clues. The toilet was stolen out of Precinct 17. Police are searching for the culprit, but…
02/27/10 Weekend Grif.Net – How Poor?
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.…
02/27/10 Weekend Grif.Net – How Poor?
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.…
02/26/10 Grif.Net – Land Survey
[Dewey, a classmate of mine when college students in Minnesota, sent me this report.] Two government surveyors came to Ole and Lena ‘s farm in the fall and asked if they could do some land surveying. Ole agreed and Lena even served them a little lunch. The next spring, the…
02/25/10 Grif.Net – Police Comments
[These Police Comments were taken off actual police car videos around the country. Thank goodness, in spite of the perils of the job, they still have a sense of humor!] 16. ‘You know, stop lights don’t come any redder than the one you just went through.’ 15. ‘Relax, the handcuffs…
02/25/10 Grif.Net – Police Comments
[These Police Comments were taken off actual police car videos around the country. Thank goodness, in spite of the perils of the job, they still have a sense of humor!] 16. ‘You know, stop lights don’t come any redder than the one you just went through.’ 15. ‘Relax, the handcuffs…
02/25/10 Grif.Net – Police Comments
[These Police Comments were taken off actual police car videos around the country. Thank goodness, in spite of the perils of the job, they still have a sense of humor!] 16. ‘You know, stop lights don’t come any redder than the one you just went through.’ 15. ‘Relax, the handcuffs…
02/24/10 Grif.Net – Picnic
A Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest met at the town’s annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter. “This baked ham is really delicious,” the priest teased the rabbi. “You really ought to try it. I know it’s against your religion, but I can’t understand…
02/24/10 Grif.Net – Picnic
A Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest met at the town’s annual 4th of July picnic. Old friends, they began their usual banter. “This baked ham is really delicious,” the priest teased the rabbi. “You really ought to try it. I know it’s against your religion, but I can’t understand…
02/23/10 Grif.Net – Employee Performance Review
[Ever wonder what the boss or supervisor is writing down when they do an annual performance review?] Since my last review, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig. I would not allow this person to breed. The employee has delusions of adequacy. This woman is depriving…
02/22/10 Grif.Net – Cowboy Poetry
A friend in California read this and immediately thought it was “grif.net kinda stuff”. And he was right! Jake, the rancher, went one day To fix a distant fence. The wind was cold and gusty And the clouds rolled gray and dense. As he pounded the last staples in And…