--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > My favorite from this site: > > > > St. Peter decides to take the day off to go fishing, so Jesus > offers > > to keep an eye on the Pearly Gates. He is not sure what to do, so > > Peter tells him to find out a bit about people as they arrive in > > Heaven, and this will help him decide if he can let them in. > > > > After a while, Jesus sees a little old man with white hair > approaching > > who looks very, very familiar. He asks the old man to tell him > about > > himself. The old man says, "I had a very sad life. I was a > carpenter > > and had a son who I lost at a relatively young age, and although he > > was not my natural child, I loved him dearly." > > > > Jesus wells up with emotion. He throws his arms around the old man > and > > cries, "Daddy!" > > > > The old man replies, "Pinocchio?" > > I told that one to a friend at the Diocese of Tucson. He passed it on > to the Bishop who apparently almost fell out of his chair. > > I heard it as "Pappa," not "Daddy," by the way. More in keeping with > both traditions.
I also heard it that the old man said, in recounting details of his life, that he remembered 'a small town, a carpentry shop, and a miracle'. Great joke, gets 'em every time! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
