Monday, March 24, 2008

It's the Groaner of the Week!!!!!!!!!!!

Since this is the day after Easter, here's one to enjoy with your last chocolate bunny! It's not exactly a groaner and a tad sacreligious but I think God has a sense of humor. He has to have one -- He made us, didn't he?

Three fools 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 fool, "What is Easter?"

The first fool 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 fool the same question, "What is Easter?"

The second fool replies, "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 fool, shakes his head in disgust, tells her he's wrong, and then peers over his glasses at the third fool and asks, "What is Easter?"

The third fool smiles confidently and looks St. Peter in the eyes, "I know what Easter is."

"Oh?" says St. Peter, doubtfully.

"Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating at the last supper and Jesus was later deceived and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples. "The Romans took him to be crucified and he was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and was hung on a cross with nails through his hands. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large boulder."

St. Peter smiles broadly with delight.

Then the third fool continues, "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."

Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!

Kay

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:56 AM

    Just excellent!

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  2. That should have been good for at least partial credit!

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  3. Oh, Lord.......LOL

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  4. Anonymous12:56 PM

    I agree! The Jesus I like to imagine would definitely have a good sense of humor! And who'd want to believe in a humorless God either come to think of it!

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  5. Anonymous4:48 PM

    ...oh, and it's not far from there to IBM's HQ ;-)

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