From: glevy-AT-acnet.pratt.edu Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 18:19:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: joke time again Once upon a time, there was an atheist who had a near-death experience. After a car accident, his heart stopped and he had the sensation of traveling toward the light. Along the way, he met deceased friends and relatives who beckoned him forward. He moved away from the light, though, and regained consciousness. He had been a lifelong atheist, but he decided that he must now find God. What to do? He checked out the Hari Krishnas. He couldn't see himself, though, singing "Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari, Hari Krishna ...." or shaving his head. He went to a synagogue. He couldn't identify with that culture either. He went to a mass at a Catholic Church. He was very moved. He spoke to the priest afterwards and said: "How do I join your group?" The priest told him that he must undergo a religious indoctrination. He said: "OK, fine." After he finished the classes, he was given an exam by the priest. All went well until the priest asked him: "What town was Jesus born in?" He answered: "Pittsburgh." [WRONG!] The priest gave him a stern lecture about how the Church was only intended for serious people and had no place for jokesters and pranksters. He was dismayed. He went to a Protestant church next. He decided to join and asked the preacher to admit him. The preacher again told him that he must attend religious classes and then undergo an examination. He agreed. After completing the classes, he was given an examination by the preacher. All went well until he was asked -- again: "What town was Jesus born in?" "Philadelphia". [WRONG!] The preacher was not amused and he failed the exam. That was the second time that he failed to answer that question correctly. As he left the Protestant church, he resolved to ask the first person he met on the street so that he wouldn't make that same mistake again. Sure enough, he asked the first person he met: "Excuse me sir ... could you please tell me what town Jesus was born in?" Stranger: "Bethlehem, of course." "Shit, I knew it was some place in Pennsylvania." Jerry --- from list marxism2-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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