Tom was in his early 50’s, retired and started a second career. However, he just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, real sharp, so the Boss was in a quandary about how to…
09/24/07 Grif.Net – Dwarfs
One day, the seven dwarfs left to go work in the mine. Snow White stayed home to prepare lunch. When she arrived at the mine with the lunch, she saw that there had been a terrible cave in. Tearfully, and fearing the worst. Snow White began calling out, hoping against…
09/22/07 Weekend Grif.Net – Cathedral Building
It all began to make sense, the blank stares, the lack of response, the way one of the kids will walk into the room while I’m on the phone and ask to be taken to the store. Inside I’m thinking, “Can’t you see I’m on the phone?” Obviously not. No…
09/21/07 Grif.Net – Murphy was an Optimist
[Here is a collection of MORE of Murphy’s Laws] Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you’ll have to go to the bathroom. Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. Law…
09/20/07 Grif.Net – How’s That Again?
At a teaching session in radiology department, the attending asked the intern: “I think this x-ray reveals that the severe bowing of both bones of the lower leg is the cause of this patient’s limping. What would you do in this case?” After a moment, the intern replied, “Well, I…
09/19/07 Grif.Net – Frog
A little girl said, “Grandpa, can I sit on your lap?” Why sure you can,” her grandfather replied. As she is sitting on granddad’s lap she said, “Grandpa, can you make a sound like a frog?” “A sound like a frog? Well, sure Grandpa can make a sound like a…
09/18/07 Grif.Net – New Definitions
[These are attributed to Paul Ogden in redefining words] Adult, n., a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. Beauty Parlor, n., a place where women curl up and dye. Cannibal, n., someone who is fed up with people. Chicken, n., the…
09/17/07 Grif.Net – House Cleaning in 30 minutes
You’re getting company in 30 minutes. Your house is a mess. WHAT WILL YOU DO? SECRET TIP 1: DOOR LOCKS If a room clearly can’t be whipped into shape in 30 days – much less 30 minutes – employ the Locked Door Method of cleaning. Tell anyone who tries to…
09/15/07 Weekend Grif.Net – My Hut’s on Fire
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Everyday he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the…
09/14/07 Grif.Net – How’s That Again?
[Joseph H said, Now that was an “udderly” bad joke , , so think I’ll stick with some normal humor for a while] One lady told a friend, “Whenever I’m down in the dumps I buy myself a dress.” The other one said, “I’ve always wondered where you got them.”…
09/13/07 Grif.Net – Not Quitting my Day Job
Okay, I’ve been encouraged NOT to quit my day job with the lousy word play a few days ago. But it got me thinking . . . For some people the only puns they make are about dairy products, because the rest are just too cheesy. When they think of…
09/12/07 Grif.Net – Job Performance Review Time
[These are all actual lines from performance appraisals.] 1. Got into the gene pool while the lifeguard wasn’t watching. 2. A room temperature IQ. 3. Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold it all together. 4. A gross ignoramus — 144 times worse than an ordinary…
09/11/07 Grif.Net – Lost Wrench
I lost a wrench in the long grass in the yard while working on an old car. Thankfully, my dog “Mace” loved to go sniffing around in the weeds and wouldn’t you know, HE found it and brought it to me. No prayer. No worry. But thinking of writing a…