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> > Subject: Jock the Painter
> > > > There was a tradesman, a painter called Jock, who was very interested in > > making a penny where he could, so he often would thin down paint to make > > it go a wee bit further. > > As it happened, he got away with this for some time, but eventually the > > Baptist Church decided to do a big restoration job on the painting of > > one of their biggest buildings. Jock put in a bid, and because his price > > was so low, he got the job. > > > > And so he set to erecting the trestles and setting up the planks, and > > buying the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it down with > > turpentine. > > > > Well, Jock was up on the scaffolding, painting away, the job nearly > > completed when suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder, and the > > sky opened, the rain poured down,washing the thinned paint from all > > over the church and knocking Jock clear off the scaffold to land on the > > lawn among the gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of the > > thinned and useless paint. > > > > Jock was no fool. He knew this was a judgment from the Almighty, so he > > got on his knees and cried: "Oh, God! Forgive me! What should I do?" > > And from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke... > > > > "Repaint! Repaint! and thin no more!" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 17-04-02 |
