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General Discussion => The Laughter Zone => Topic started by: davy51 on December 08, 2006, 04:08

Title: A wise old preacher
Post by: davy51 on December 08, 2006, 04:08
    There was once an old country preacher who had a teenage son, and
    it was getting time the boy should give some thought along the line of
    choosing a profession. Like many young men, then and now, the boy didn't
    really know what he wanted to do- and he didn't seem overly concerned
    about it.
    One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an
    experiment. What he did was, he went into the boy's room and placed
    on his study table these three objects: a Bible, a silver dollar, and  a
     bottle of whiskey...
    "Now then," the old preacher said to himself, "I'll just hide behind the
    door here, and when my son comes home from school this afternoon,
    I'll see which of these three objects he picks up. If he picks up the Bible,
    he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be!
    If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a businessman, and that
    would be o.k., too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be
    a drunkard - a no-good drunkard and Lord, what a shame that would be."

    The old man was anxious as he waited, and soon he heard his son's
    footsteps as he came in the house whistling and headed back to his room.

    He deposited his books on the bed, as a matter of routine, and as he
    turned around to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table.

    He picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm.

    He picked up the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket.

    He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink...

    "Lord have mercy," the old man whispered, "He's gonna be a politician!"


Title: Re: A wise old preacher
Post by: Clive on December 08, 2006, 08:49
I had no idea you were such a cynic Davy!   ;D
Title: Re: A wise old preacher
Post by: mistybear on December 08, 2006, 12:09
 :lol: Your not a cynic are you Davy, more of a realist. Just look at US politics, not that ours or britains is any better. Maybe not as obvious though.
Title: Re: A wise old preacher
Post by: davy51 on December 08, 2006, 16:28
I had no idea you were such a cynic Davy!   ;D


A cynic?
not really ive just aged and gotten to the point i see humor in most things lol