A dog saw a "Now hiring" poster outside of a = computer store. The poster read: "Must be able to type. Must = be able to program. And must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity = employer." The dog took the poster in his = mouth and walked in.…
09/14/22 Grif.Net – More Q&A for Kiddos
[Found many = families enjoy lame grif net jokes for their children. I think they must = love to hear kids groaning and rolling their eyes at someone else! = So here is another batch for the dinner table!] Q: Why is = basketball the messiest sport? A: The…
09/13/22 Grif.Net – Sunday School Q & A
Q: Why = didn’t people believe Jonah and his story of being swallowed in = the sea?A: They thought it sounded a little fishy. Q: Why = didn’t anyone want to fight Goliath? A: It seemed = like a giant ordeal. Q: What = was Moses’ wife, Zipporah, known as when she’d throw…
09/12/22 Grif.Net – Monday at the Water Cooler
[Remember the = old days at work when you overheard odd snippets of conversation at = coffee break or in the corridors? Imagine your reaction to = these.] A woman had a baby, then simply set fire to all the bills = the hospital and doctor sent. As she skipped…
09/10/22 Weekend Grif.Net – History of Aprons
I don’t think = most kids today know what an apron is. The main purpose for Mom’s or = Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had = a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and = aprons used…
09/09/22 Grif.Net – School Woes
My first-grade = grandchild corrected me as I was reading her my favorite = children’s book, “Mr. Bear Squash-You-All-Flat”. (It = is also the favorite of cartoonist Gary Larson who is my age and raised = on that story). The 1948 classic calls this grumpy neighborhood nuisance = a “stupid”…
09/08/22 Grif.Net – After a Week of School
[Cute = back-to-school stories are not just for little kids. Reports are coming = in from high school/university students who are struggling getting back = in the groove with English grammar and writing skills. Here are some = guidelines first listed 20 years ago on the grif net blog that…
09/07/22 Grif.Net – Report from School
A friend shared, “Last year my youngest = granddaughter, Grace, started kindergarten. After a few days, she came = home and said, “Grandma, I learned all about the slide rule = today.” I was happy to hear that she was learning something = new and really impressed they were already…
09/06/22 Grif.Net – Overheard in School
A teacher = shared, “One of my first grader’s lost his mom a year ago, = about the same time I lost mine. He made a special handwritten = card for me saying that both of us had loving mothers who are angels = together now. Through tears, =…
09/05/22 Grif.Net – Prison Quartet
While I was at = a church in Mississippi, the pastor announced that their prison quartet = would be singing the following evening. I wasn’t aware there was a = prison in the vicinity, and I looked forward to hearing = them. The next = evening, I was puzzled…
09/03/22 Weekend Grif.Net – School Starting
The= re comes a time – many times, actually – in the lives of our children = where we have to “put the basket in the water”. We have to = let go and trust the plan of the Father. The world is a scary place – a = place…
09/02/22 Grif.Net – Crossing the Bar
After a = prosecutor was demoted when the court found out he was trying to make = ends meet by delivering pizzas late night, ‘The Week’ asked = its readers to title a TV show based on this = scenario. *Law & = Order in *A Few Good…
09/01/22 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (September)
[More fun with = pun . . . and using the 9th letter “i” adverbs = this 9th month] "As soon = as the rain stops, we’ll break camp," said Tom = intently. "Cryogenic= s is fake science!" Tom said icily. "I = don’t really hate the…