Re: A few to make you laugh

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

One sunny Sunday morning the local pastor looks out the window and can't
imagine going to church.  The local lake is just a calling his name.
Officiating a service at his church just has no appeal to compete with
sitting out on the water.   He feels guilty, but eventually he gives in
to temptation, calls the bishop and say he doesn't feel well.  Somebody
else is going to have to cover his service.

After making sure nobody is around to see he hooks his boat up to the
station wagon and heads for the lake.

On his first cast he hooks a big one.  Bam! Landed!  Wow!  What a way to
start a fishing trip!  A few casts later he sticks another one bigger
than the last.  Its like that all morning.  Fish after fish.  All
brutes.  Its one of the greatest days of fishing he has ever had, and he
likes to fish so that's saying something.  As it rolls into the
afternoon the bite starts to slow down a little.  He begins to think
about calling it a day when a tug on the line nearly jerks the rod out
of his hands.  Its a big one.  A monster.  After an a fight that nearly
exhausts him he finally is able to lead the fish upto the boat and land
it.  Its not just the biggest fish he has ever caught.  Its the biggest
fish he has ever seen.  An absolute monster.  Finally he loads up the
boat and heads for home.

Meanwhile up in heaven God and Saint Peter are standing on a cloud
looking down over the railing watching it all happen.  Peter shows signs
of frustration and concern, but the whole time God is grinning bigger
and bigger.  Finally at the end St Peter turns to God and asks, "How
could you allow that to happen?  Sure i get it that some good ol' boy
may not go to church so he can go fishing, but this is a man of God.  A
pastor.  I preacher of the word of God.  He not only played hooky from
church and failed to perform his duties he bore false witness to the
bishop.  Then you REWARD THIS BEHAVIOR!"  Peter is shouting now he is so
upset and God just keeps grinning.

God finally held up a hand to stop Peter's tirade and reply, "I didn't
just allowed him to catch the fish of a lifetime, and it is the biggest
fish he will ever catch, I caused it to happen, but... who's he going to
tell?"