A friend of mines e-mailed this joke for me. Thought you guys might enjoy reading this as much as I did... > Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. > > Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the > > first one, "Heaven is getting pretty close to full today, and I've been > > asked to admit only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So > > what's your story?" > > > > So the first man replies: "Well, for a while I've suspected my wife has > > been cheating on me, so today I came home early and try to catch her red- > > handed. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something > > was wrong, but all my searching around didn't reveal where this other > > guy could have been hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and > > sure enough there was this man hanging off of the railing, 25 floors above > > the ground! By now I was really mad, so I started beating on him and > kicking > > him, but wouldn't you know it, he wouldn't fall off. So finally I went > back > > into my apartment and got a hammer and started hammering on his fingers. > > Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell--but even > > after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes, stunned, but ok. I couldn't > > stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, grabbed the fridge and threw > > it over the edge where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all > the > > stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the > > balcony." > > > > "That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man > > in. > > > > The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, > > and again asks for his story. > > > > "It's been a very strange day. You see, I live on the 26th floor of my > > apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my > > balcony. Well, this morning I must have slipped or something, because > > I fell over the edge. But I got lucky, and caught the railing of the > > balcony on the floor below me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, > > when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure > > that I was saved, when he started beating on me and kicking me. I > > held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a > > hammer and started pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but > > again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right. > > Just when I was thinking I was going to be ok, this refrigerator comes > > falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here." > > > > Once again, Peter had to concede that it sounded like a pretty horrible > > death. > > > > The third man came to the front of the line, and again the whole > > process was repeated. Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for > > his story. > > > > "Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside a > > refrigerator......" > > > > > > > > > > =========================================================== > > "The truth is rarely pure and never simple. If it were > modern life would be very tedious and modern literature > an impossibility." > -Algernon Moncrief > The Importance of Being Earnest > Oscar Wilde > > How can we resist Oscar Wilde? The Picture of Dorian > Gray is truly cool, but Earnest will always kick ass. > Good old Algy beats Lord Wanton any day! > > > > > > > > >