Hey, I thought it was funny... Philip Arnold Technical Director Certified ColdFusion Developer ASP Multimedia Limited Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911
www.aspmedia.co.uk www.aspevents.net An ISO9001 registered company. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. ********************************************************************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 23 June 2002 21:36 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Joke for the weekend > > > Come on, you know the stereotype. Jews would wait 2000 years > to get a bill paid. :) > > > Riiiiiiight. > > > > > Every time a new Pope is elected, there are a > > > lot of rituals in accordance with tradition. > > > Well, there is one tradition that very few > > > people know about. > > > > > > Shortly after the new Pope is enthroned, the > > > Chief Rabbi seeks an audience. He is shown into > > > the Pope's presence, whereupon he presents the > > > Pope with a silver tray bearing a velvet cushion. > > > On top of the cushion is an ancient, shriveled > > > parchment envelope. The Pope symbolically > > > stretches out his arm in a gesture of rejection. > > > > > > The Chief Rabbi then retires, taking the envelope > > > with him and does not return until the next Pope > > > is elected. > > > > > > John Paul II was intrigued by this ritual, that's > > > origins were unknown to him. He instructed the best > > > scholars of the Vatican to research it, but they > > > came up with nothing. > > > > > > When the time came and the Chief Rabbi was shown into > > > his presence, he faithfully enacted the ritual > > > rejection but, as the Chief Rabbi turned to leave, > > > he called him back. > > > > > > "My brother," the Pope whispered, "I must confess > > > that we Catholics are ignorant of the meaning of > > > this ritual enacted for centuries between us and > > > you, the representative of the Jewish people. I > > > have to ask you, what is it all about?" > > > > > > The Chief Rabbi shrugs and replies: "But we have no > > > more idea than you do. The origin of the ceremony > > > is lost in the traditions of ancient history." > > > > > > The Pope said: "Let us retire to my private chambers > > > and enjoy a glass of wine together, then with your > > > agreement, we shall open the envelope and discover > > > the secret at last." > > > > > > The Chief Rabbi agreed. > > > > > > Fortified in their resolve by the wine, they gingerly > > > pried open the curling parchment envelope and with > > > trembling fingers, the Chief Rabbi reached inside > > > and extracted a folded sheet of similarly ancient > > > paper. > > > > > > As the Pope peered over his shoulder, he slowly > > > opened it. They both gasped with shock - It was > > > the check for the Last Supper. > > > > > > > > > > > > Philip Arnold > > > Technical Director > > > Certified ColdFusion Developer > > > ASP Multimedia Limited > > > Switchboard: +44 (0)20 8680 8099 > > > Fax: +44 (0)20 8686 7911 > > > > > > www.aspmedia.co.uk > > > www.aspevents.net > > > > > > An ISO9001 registered company. > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > > > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > to whom they > > > are addressed. If you have received this email in error > please notify > > > the system manager. > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
