Guest guest Posted December 21, 2004 Report Share Posted December 21, 2004 > > >This is why we forward messages or jokes! > > > > > >A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the > >scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered > dying, and > >that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where > the > >road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall > > >along one side of the road. > > > > > >It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill it was broken by a > tall > >arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a > >magnificent gate in the arch that looked like Mother of Pearl, and the > street > >that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward > the > >gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was > close > >enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are we?" > > > > > >"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered. > > > > > > > > > > > >"Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked. Of course, sir. > >Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man > gestured, > >and the gate began to open. > >"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler > >asked. > >"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets." > >The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued > > >the way he had been going with his dog. > > > > > >After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a > >dirt road which led through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been > > >closed. There was no fence. As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, > > >leaning against a tree and reading a book. > > > > > >"Excuse me!" he called to the reader. "Do you have any water?" > > > > > >"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there". The man pointed to a place that > >couldn't be seen from outside the gate. "Come on in." > > > > > >"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog. > > > > > >"There should be a bowl by the pump." They went through the gate, and sure > >enough, there was an old fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The > traveler > >filled the bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. > > >When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was > >standing by the tree waiting for them. > > > > > > > > > > > >"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked. "This is Heaven," he > >answered. "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the > road said > >that was Heaven, too." > > > > > >"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's > > >Hell." > > > > > >"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?" > > > > > >"No. I can see how you might think so, but we're just happy that they > screen > >out the folks who'll leave their best friends behind." > > > > > >Soooo... > > > > > >Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without > writing > >a word, maybe this could explain: > > > > > >When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? > > > > > > >You forward jokes. > > > > > >When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward > >jokes. When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know > how, > >you forward jokes. > > > > > >And to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, > > >you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get? > > > > > >A forwarded joke. > > > > > >So my friends, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been > sent > >just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your > > >friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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