10 Most Expensive Catastrophes in History #10 Titanic – $150 Million #9 Tanker Truck vs. Bridge – $358 Million #8 Metro Link Crash – $500 Million #7 B-2 Bomber Crash – $1.4 Billion #6 Exxon Valdez – $2.5 Billion #5 Piper Alpha Oil Rig – $3.4 Billion #4 Challenger Explosion…
03/10/09 Grif.Net – Overheard Conversations
Norinne – “I just joined a group of Accordion Players” Teresa – “Oh,” (kiddingly) “is it a Twelve-Step Group?” Norinne – “No, it’s a One-and-a-Two step group” Mourner at funeral – “He looks so natural” Widow – “You should have seen him two weeks ago.” Friend – “What time is…
03/09/09 Grif.Net – Feds
A Federal Agent from the Bureau of Land Management: Department of Water stopped by a ranch west of Casper and talked with an old rancher. He told the codger, “I need to inspect your farm for your irrigation allocation.” The old rancher said, “OK, but don’t go in that field…
03/07/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Tiger Woods at the inauguration
[Tiger Woods spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during “We
03/06/09 Grif.Net – Safety Statistics
[Today is the 36th anniversary of my ordination. After pastoring a few years following grad school in Dec 1970, my church asked me to stand for ordination. We also brought our firstborn son home from the hospital that day – what a joyous (and stressful) day! Was thinking about that…
03/05/09 Grif.Net – Doctors’ Opinions of the Economic Bailout
THE DOCTORS’ OPINION OF THE BAILOUT (from Peggy Randle) The Allergists voted to scratch it, and the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve. The Obstetricians felt they…
03/04/09 Grif.Net – March Word Play
A delegation of indigenous Mexicans went on a state visit to China. Of course, there was a formal banquet planned. The Chinese chef had read that their ancient culture believed that, when you eat something, you absorb the qualities of that animal or plant. So he prepared a dinner of…
03/03/09 Grif.Net – Pearls of Wisdom
[A string of a dozen Pearls of Wisdom from “A Prairie Home Companion”] If it weren’t for Venetian blinds it would be curtains for all of us. During the Stone Age men took everything for granite. Shouldn’t one ask for ‘stop coughing’ medicine? A hard boiled egg is hard to…
03/02/09 Grif.Net – New Coffee Maker
My cousin is the world’s worst at getting instructions mixed up. A few weeks ago she and her husband were shopping and he bought her one of those fancy drip electric coffee makers. It had all the latest gadgets on it. The sales clerk carefully explained to her how everything…
02/28/09 Weekend Grif.Net – Favorite Love Song
What is the best-known Christian song in the world? What Christian song has been translated into more languages than any other song? The answer may surprise you. You know the song well. In fact, it’s probably one of the first songs you ever learned. Back in the mid 19th century,…
02/27/09 Grif.Net – MORE Bulletin Announcements
Attention: The bowl in the back of the church marked “For the sick,” is for monetary donations only. Next Saturday we will hold our Adult Personal Growth Workshops. Complimentary day care will be provided at a cost of $5 per child. After the final hymn we ask all to take…
02/26/09 Grif.Net – Bulletin Announcements
[Tired of the same-old, same-old bulletin bloopers? These are a cut above.] After the morning worship, the choir will meet in the rehearsal room next to the new restrooms. They will be practicing a hymn for Christmas: “Who is He in Yonder Stall”. We continue to apologize for our broken…
02/25/09 Grif.Net – Truth about Politics
[After listening to the Presidential address last night I thought some humorous and pithy quotations might be in order. And more valuable that what we heard for sure.] Politics, n: from “poly ticks”, short for “many small bloodsucking insects”. “Congress spends a billion dollars here and a billion dollars there.…