Chuckle 952

Chuckle 952
(George H of Florence OR gets today's chuckle thanks!)


~Dead Mule in the Churchyard~
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A Pastor went to his church office on Monday morning and discovered a dead mule in the church yard He telephoned the police. Since there did not appear to be any foul play, the police referred the Pastor to the Health Department. They explained, "Since there was no health threat, you'll need to call the Sanitation Department."

When the pastor called the Sanitation Department, the Manager of the Sanitation Department said, "I can't pick up that dead mule without authorization from the mayor."

The Pastor was not at all too eager to call the mayor, who possessed a very bad temper and was always extremely unpleasant and hard to deal with, but, eventually, the Pastor called him anyway.

The mayor did not disappoint the Pastor. The mayor immediately began to rant and rave. After his continued rant at the pastor, the mayor finally said, "Why did you call me? Isn't it your job to bury the dead?"

The pastor paused for a brief prayer, and asked the Lord to direct his response. The Lord led the pastor to the words he was seeking, "WELL Yes, Mayor, it IS my job to bury the dead, BUT I always like to notify the next of kin first!" ***

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Word of the Day for Monday February 13, 2006

concupiscence \kon-KYOO-puh-suhn(t)s; kuhn-\, noun:Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

The "Tretis" is an argument in favor of chastity and contrasts the "Wise Virgins" who devote themselves to God with the "Foolish Virgins" who taste "the fruits of forbidden concupiscence" and, of course, pay for it.-- Michael Gorra, "Loved for his Diphthongs," New York Times, November 27, 1983

Within three years Rorik's queen was dead, taking with her into silence her midnight cries of release from that captivity of concupiscence which Eve's curious sin has laid upon mankind.-- John Updike, Gertrude and Claudius
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