An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from South to North.
On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs, when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read '$10,000 per call'.
The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by, what the telephone was used for.
The priest replied that it was a direct line to Heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God.
The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at a very large Cathedral, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it.
He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked nearby nun what its purpose was.
She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God.
'O.K., thank you,' said the American.
He then travelled all across America, Europe, England, Japan, New Zealand. In every church he saw the same looking golden telephone, with the same '$US10,000 per call' sign under it.
The American decided to travel to Wales to see if Welsh people had the same phone.
He arrived at Cardiff in Wales and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read, '40 cents per call.'
The American was surprised, so he asked the Priest about the sign. 'Father, I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them, the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'
The Priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Wales now, son - "This is Heaven," so it's a local call'.
17 comments:
Great funny this week, Hettie, have a fab weekend
Kathy
Of course :-).....Wales isn't so very far from here :-)
Hugs,
Annie x
Brilliant!!
Thank you for the smile
Laura
Lolol, look you! Both Gordon and I enjoyed this one :-D
Xxxx
Hehe I wasn't expecting that
Thanks for the smile
Janet
OMG! You completely got me . . . didn't see the punchline coming at all! xxx
Got me too, but don't they say that Wales is God's own country anyhow?
See you changed your profile piccie too :) And of course the rose on my blog today was pink - mind you, the H2O I used was actually deep red but it pales a lot when you drag the colour out.
Friday - yay! Seems a lifetime since this time last week when we were getting ready for the Crop doesn't it, sigh :(
Hugs, Di xx
That's really a good one. You always make me laugh on Friday.
Have a fab weekend Sam and great funny as usual lol huggles Sue xx
I love it! Thanks for the smile. Caro x (#6)
Oh yes but I could understand it more if it was Yorkshire..
Kath x
Thanks Hettie!!Love this one!
Thanks for another smile Hettie. Living less than four miles from the Welsh border for twenty odd years, I know a lot of folk who would approve of that one! Kate x
Lovely, really made me smile Sam TFS :D x
Brilliant! :-)
So funny !!!! Anne x
Nice!
Alison xx
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