Three stupid guys just died and are at the pearly gates of heaven.
St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question.
St. Peter asks the first man, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The man replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and are thankful..."
"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second man the same question, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The second man replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in December when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the birth of Jesus."
St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disgust, looks at the third man and asks, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The third man smiles and looks St. Pete in the eye.
"I know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the last supper and was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took him to be crucified and was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that Jesus can come out, and if he sees his shadow
there will be six more weeks of winter."
St. Paul: "What were the names of the two people in the garden of Eden?"
1st nun : "Adam and Eve"
The lights flashed the bells rang and in she went through the pearly gates.
St. Paul: "What did Adam eat from the forbidden tree ?"
2nd nun : "An apple"
The lights flashed the bells rang and in she went through the pearly gates.
And finally it came the turn of the last nun.
St. Paul : "What was the first thing Eve said to Adam ?"
After a few minutes thinking she says "Gosh, that's a hard one!"
The lights flashed the bells rang and in she went through the pearly gates!
The second man says "Now I feel really bad. I was convinced that my wife was having an affair. When I saw the previous gentleman rushing
out of my building, I thought I had found him. I lost control of my
temper and threw the refrigerator onto him. The strain was too much for my
heart and I died of a heart attack leaving my innocent wife to fend for
herself." St. Peter consults his books for some time, balances the incident
against the man's prior life, makes some nondescript sounds and decides to
let the man in.
After making a number of notes in his books, St. Peter turns to the
third man who says: "Well, I was just sitting there in this refrigerator..."
Longfellow: I see the sea, I see the shore, I hear the mighty ocean roar. Tall sailing ships 'gainst sky of blue. Their destination: Timbuktu. |
Nash: Tim and me, to sea we went, Spied three women in a tent. Since they were three, and we but two, I bucked one, and Tim bucked two. |
(OK, so Longfellow is a little weak in geography) |
"Ah", says St. Peter, "we've been expecting you. I'd like to let you walk
through the pearly gates here, and looking through my book, I notice you've
lived a good life....BUT...I see that one time, ONE TIME, you got a little
angry and said the "F" word, didn't you?"
"Yes", says the man," but it was only one time."
St. Peter: "Well, I've been known to make an exception when there are extenuating circumstances."
Man: "Well, I said the "F" word when I was playing golf.."
St. Peter: "Oh, so you're a golfer, are you? Well that explains a lot. Go ahead and tell me why you said the "F" word."
Man: "Well, I was playing in a tournament, and I had a one stroke lead. As I started into my backswing for my drive on the last hole, just at the peak of my swing, I realized that I had chosen the wrong club! I had the five iron instead of the four iron..."
St. Peter: "And THAT'S when you said the "F" word?"
Man: "Well, no, as it turned out I hit the five iron shot of my life! The ball was headed straight up the fairway, when all of a sudden, a passing bird flew right into the ball's path..."
St. Peter: "You said the "F" word then, didn't you?"
Man: "Well, no, just as the bird got to the ball, it started to hook, and the bird actually helped direct the ball towards the green where it landed and started to roll towards the cup! It was rolling real well, when all of a sudden, a squirrel came onto the green and came towards my ball...
St. Peter: "The "F" word, you said it then, yes?"
Man: "Well, the squirrel actually pushed the ball towards the hole, where it stopped rolling just about 2 inches from the cup.."
St. Peter:" YOU DIDN'T MISS THE FUCKING PUTT, DID YOU??"
The angel Gabriel meets him at the Pearly Gates and takes him on a guided tour. The man sees various groups of people all standing around and talking to each other.
"These are the Buddhists," says Gabriel. "And over there are the Jews, and the Hindus. Over here are the Muslims, and over yonder are the Jehova's Witnesses." In fact, the man sees every religious group, every nationality, and every culture in Heaven.
Eventually, the pair comes to a large wall.
"Hey, what's this wall doing in Heaven? "asked the man.
"SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" said Gabriel. "Lower your voice. Behind that wall are the Americans. They like to think that they're the only ones here.