During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke.…
04/04/08 Grif.Net – Ancestors
[Bob forwarded this chuckler] A little girl asked her mother, ‘How did the human race appear?’ The mother answered, ‘God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.’ Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, ‘Many years…
04/03/08 Grif.Net – City Rivalry
After having dug to a depth of 10 yards last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago. Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in…
04/02/08 Grif.Net – Pain
At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though…
04/01/08 Grif.Net – Masculine v Feminine
A Spanish teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. ‘House’ for instance, is feminine: ‘la casa.’ ‘Pencil,’ however, is masculine: ‘el lapiz.’ A student asked, ‘What gender is ‘computer’?’ Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the…
03/31/08 Grif.Net – Coupon
The minister selected a fifty-cent item at a convenience store, but discovered he didn’t have any money with him. “I could invite you to hear me preach in return,” he said jokingly to the owner, “but I’m afraid I don’t have any fifty-cent sermons.” “Perhaps,” suggested the owner, “I could…
03/29/08 Weekend Grif.Net – What Does a Teacher Make
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests what…
03/28/08 Grif.Net – Bedtime Prayer
A rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy: “So your mother says your prayers for you each night? Very commendable. What does she say?” The little boy replied, “Thank God he’s finally in bed!” ~~ ANSWERS TO COLORING QUIZ aGREEiNg BLoUsE brOChuRE BROWsiNg CaYmAN cLIMbEr CORdiAL cRiED eTErnAL GOLfeD GReAsY…
03/27/08 Grif.Net – Grace
A five-year-old said grace at family dinner one night. “Dear God, thank you for these pancakes…” When he concluded, his parents asked him why he thanked God for pancakes when they were having fried chicken. He smiled and said, “I thought I’d see if He was paying attention tonight.” ~~…
03/26/08 Grif.Net – Coloring Quiz
My granddaughter Cami Rose turned 6 yesterday and when I called I mentioned that her middle name was so pretty because it was a flower and a color. Of course, this got me thinking about making up a quiz game for her (and you all, if you dare). Just look…
03/25/08 Grif.Net – New Organist
The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he was going to, after the worship service, ask the congregation to come up with more money than they were expecting for repairs to the church building. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that the regular organist was sick and a substitute…
03/24/08 Grif.Net – Funeral
A man was leaving a 7-11 with his morning coffee and newspaper when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. adrese bucuresti ajutor incalzire piese bmw cabina camion carnet auto constructii noi video clipuri romanesti mancare copii firme dezmembrari referat audit financiar accesorii scule regim alimentar…
03/22/08 Weekend Grif.Net – Early Easter
Easter is early this year. Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Jewish people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman…