> SLEEPING
>
>A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates.
>Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud
>shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.
>
>Saint Peter addresses this guy, "Who are you, so that I may
>know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?"
>
>The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, of Noo Yawk City."
>
>Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi
>driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the
>Kingdom of Heaven."
>
>The taxi driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and
>it's the minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I
>am Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three
>years."
>
>Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the minister, "Take
>this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of
>Heaven."
>
>"Just a minute," says the minister. "That man was a taxi driver
>and he gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be?"
>
>"Up here, we work by results," says Saint Peter. "While you
>preached, people slept; while he drove, people prayed."
>
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