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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke

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To: xdll who wrote (4729)3/5/1998 9:47:00 AM
From: xdll  Read Replies (2) of 62549
 
Between moments of dispensing wisdom, it seems that historical religious leaders had also learned software programming. One day,
a great contest was held to test their skills. After days and days
of fierce competition, only two leaders remained for the last day's
event: Jesus and Mohammed.

The judge described the software application required for the final
test, and gave the signal to start writing code. The two contestants feverishly typed away on their keyboards. Routines, classes, applets and applications flew by on their screens at incredible speeds. Windows, dialogs, and other intricate
graphics began forming on their monitors.

The clock showed that the contest would soon be finished. Suddenly, a blot of lightning flashed and the power went out. After a moment it came back on..just in time for the clock to announce that the last competition was over.

The judge asked the two contestants to reveal their finished software. Mohammed angrily said that he'd lost it all in the power outage. The judge turned to the other competitor. Jesus smiled, clicked a mouse and a dazzling application appeared on his screen. After just a few moments, the judge was clearly impressed and declared Jesus the victor.

When asked why the decision was made, the judge pointed out the unique characteristic that set the winner apart from all the other leaders:

Jesus saves
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