Our church song-leader was out of town for a Sunday and a = dear (tone-deaf) brother volunteered to fill in. After the first = song he asked the church pianist, “What key did I sing that = in?” She sweetly replied, “Most of = them.” ~~ Dr Bob…
11/09/22 Grif.Net – Family Question Marks
I have team = pix of when I was a basketball player in high school. I asked my dad why = he didn’t have pix of me out on the floor actually playing. He = answered, “Son, nobody wants to remember = that.” Wife wanted me = to pick…
11/08/22 Grif.Net – Scientific Weather Phobias
Here are some = proper terms for fears related to weather events. I admit most = were unfamiliar to me (and meteorology was one of my favorite undergrad = classes at UW). How will you do MATCHING these seldom-used = official weather terms with their commonly labeled = conditions? …
11/07/22 Grif.Net – Status Updates from Friends
Adele T = confessed, “My math teacher called me average. How = mean.” Bob C shared, = “I’m a social vegan. I avoid = meet.” Sue W said, = “I always start running in the fall. Not all of me. Just my = nose.” Keith C =…
11/05/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Keep Going
Keep = Going by Edgar Guest = (March 3, 1921) When things go = wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging = seems all up hill,When the funds are low and the debts are = high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is…
11/04/22 Grif.Net – Mothers of Famous Children
President = Lincoln’s mother: "Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can’t = you just wear a baseball cap like the other = kids?" = ~~Columbus&= #8217; mother: "I don’t care what you’ve discovered, Christopher. = You still could have written!" ~~Babe = Ruth’s mother: "Bambino, how many times have I…
11/03/22 Grif.Net – Hard Computer Password
A friend = was in a couple’s = home trying to fix their Internet connection. The husband called out to = his wife in the other room for the computer password. “Start with a capital S, then 123,” she = shouted back. We tried S123 several times, but…
11/02/22 Grif.Net – Observation on Motherhood
[Source of = these admissions will remain anonymous, as I want to remain = married.] “Spit up is my new favorite accessory; no = outfit is complete without it.” “I hate = when I’m waiting for mom to cook dinner and then I remember I am = the mom, and…
11/01/22 Grif.Net – Tom Swifty Puns (#11 – November)
[Fun with = words, Tom Swifty style humor – letter “L” this = month] "I want = to be carried in a covered couch," said Tom literally. "Choir = up!" commanded the church conductor loftily. "No, you = have to do it again," reiterated Tom loopily. …
10/31/22 Grif.Net – Costumes
I wanted to be = a good sport for the festivities, so told the grandkids I was going to = dress up in a costume and they could guess what I was supposed to = be. I got an old = white sheet and had my wife cut two…
10/29/22 Weekend Grif.Net – Baseball v Football
IT’S = WORLD SERIES TIME! [In the middle of football season. = Duh.] Baseball is different from any other sport. For instance, = in most sports you score points or goals; in baseball you score runs. In = most sports the ball, or object, is put in play by the…
10/28/22 Grif.Net – Training
With cold = weather settling in I must begin training for my favorite winter = sport. Extreme = Hibernation. Still waiting = for its acceptance as an Olympic sport, but I consider myself an early = gold medal hopeful. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin = [email protected] = www.grif.net…
10/27/22 Grif.Net – More Football Noose
The University = of Nigeria football team apologized for their poor performance in = yesterday’s exhibition game against Michigan = State. They will be = issuing refunds for anyone who purchased tickets. Just send in your bank = details and pin number . . . ~~A Miami = Dolphin…