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May 13, 2006
A direct line
A little regional humor.
A man from Topeka, Kansas decided to write a book about churches in the United States. So he flew to San Francisco and started working east from there. Going to a very large church in the Bay Area, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign which read: "Calls: $10,000 per minute."
Seeking out the pastor, he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that the golden phone was, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if he paid the price, he could talk directly to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way.
As he continued, he visited churches in Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and all around the United States. Everywhere he found more such phones with the same sign and with the same explanation from each pastor.
Finally, the man arrived in the Austin, Texas. Upon entering a church he saw the usual golden telephone. But this time the sign read: "Calls: 25 cents."
Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the pastor. "Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found a golden telephone, been told it is a direct line to Heaven and I could use it to talk to God. But in 20 other churches, the cost was $10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25 cents per call. Why is that?"
The pastor smiled benignly and replied: "Son, you're in Texas now! It's a local call."
Posted by joke du jour at May 13, 2006 07:59 AM
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