A minister, wearing a “clergy collar”, visited the church day care. The little children were quite concerned at this odd looking outfit. One little girl asked if he had a “boo-boo” on his neck and asked him how he got hurt. The pastor smiled and took the white plastic collar…
06/17/09 Grif.Net – State Capitals
We got a giant floor puzzle of the US states and inserts for each capital. My oldest grandson put the puzzle together in record time, then proceeded to get all the cities correctly, too, bragging on how easy it was. (He is very smart) I said that when I was…
06/16/09 Grif.Net – Hot
[My whining about Casper’s odd cold/wet weather and the jokes about Seattle brought a response from Ben in the Tempe/Phoenix area] IT’S SO HOT in Arizona in the summer that . . . We go to McDonalds to get coffee and pour it on our laps – just to cool…
06/15/09 Grif.Net – Penguins
[Regarding “Swine Flu.” – from Friday’s Grif.Net, Gene asks “If a person dies from the Swine Flu, does he go to “Hog Heaven?” His answer – “Only if he is riding a Harley”.] Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica- where do…
06/13/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Prayer for the Pastor
Let the minister have a place in your heart. Mention his name at your family altar, and in your prayer closet. You expect him to come before you day after day, to teach you the things of the kingdom, and exhort and stir up your pure minds by way of…
06/12/09 Grif.Net – Flu?
What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu? For bird flu you need tweetment and for swine flu you need oinkment. [Thanks grammak for the smile] ~~ Dr Bob Griffin “Jesus knows me, this I love”
06/11/09 Grif.Net – Rain?
[Since March 20th we’ve have 5 heavy snow storms and uncounted rain storms. Very unusual for arid Casper. Last Sunday (June 7) was 37F and half inch of rain. A friend in Seattle wrote me and said to QUIT WHINING about the little bit of precipitation we get in Wyoming.…
06/10/09 Grif.Net – Tornado
Everybody knows about the Fujita Scale which measures the power of tornados. But nobody really knows what all those types of twisters do to COWS. So here is the MOOJITA Scale… M0 Tornado – Cows in an open field are spun around parallel to the wind flow and become mildly…
06/09/09 Grif.Net – Degrees
The 2009 graduate with a Science degree asks, “Why does it work?” The 2009 graduate with an Engineering degree asks, “How does it work?” The 2009 graduate with a Business degree asks, “How much will it cost?” The 2009 graduate with an Economics degree asks, “How can we market it?”…
06/08/09 Grif.Net – The Universe
“Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.” Carl Zwanzig “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein “Astronomers say the universe is finite, which is a…
06/06/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Prayer for the Children
CHILDREN’S DAY, 2009 PASTOR: Lord, we pray for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere, who like to be tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants, who sneak Popsicles before supper, and can never find their shoes. CONGREGATION: And we pray for those who have no shoes, who…
06/05/09 Grif.Net – June Pun
Two fishermen were out on the lake when one of them dropped his wallet. As they watched the wallet float down to the depths of the lake, a carp came along and snatched up the billfold. Soon came another carp who stole it away and then a third joined in.…
06/04/09 Grif.Net – Bad Day?
You Know You’re Having a Bad Day When . . . Your horn sticks on the freeway behind 32 Hell’s Angels motorcyclists. Your twin sister forgets your birthday. Your birthday cake collapses from the weight of the candles. You call the suicide prevention hotline and they put you on hold.…