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To: Rambi who wrote (6495)	4/3/2002 11:24:11 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Where did I say I was offended? You didn't. I am just being too sensitive. It is a fault of mine. JC ;-)

To: Rambi who wrote (6495)	4/3/2002 12:00:07 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21057

*WARNING* Religious Joke Ahead A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book > > about churches around the > > country. He started by flying to San Francisco, > > and started working east > > from there. > > > > Going to a very large church, he began taking > > photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden > > telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued > > with a sign which read "$10,000 a minute." > > > > Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone > > and the sign. The Pastor answered that this golden > > phone is, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if > > he pays the price he can talk directly to God. The > > man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. > > > > As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, > > Atlanta, Greensboro, Chicago, Milwaukee, and all > > around the United States, he found more phones with > > then same sign, and the same answer from each pastor. > > > > Finally, he arrived in Texas. Upon entering a church in > > Ft. Worth, Texas, behold, he saw the usual golden > > telephone. But THIS time, the sign read: > > "Calls: 35 cents." > > > > Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor. "Reverend, I > > have been in cities all across the country. In each > > church I have found this golden telephone and have been > > told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to > > God, but in all the other churches the cost was $10,000 a > > minute. Your sign reads '35 cents a call.' Why?" > > > > The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, "Son, you're in > > Texas now.....it's a local call." > > >