A man had just died and the Devil was giving him a tour of his options. There’s room #1, room #2 and room #3. They first walk into room #1.
There, the man sees naked people chained head to foot together, arms behind their backs. The only way anyone can move is if the whole mass moves at the same time. Food and water are in various bowls scattered all over the floor, the effects of groveling like dogs making a mess of the area surrounding each bowl.
In room #2, the man is greeted with an altogether different sight. People are standing neck deep in shit. They’re eating by catching bits of food in their mouths that fall from above, the same with drops of water. Whatever they can catch is what they can have.
Now the man didn’t find either one of the rooms really to his liking. They both looked thoroughly unpleasant. Then he went into room #3. The scene surprised him.
The room was filled with naked people standing knee deep in shit, all socializing as if they were at a party. They held coffee cups and teacups, glasses filled with wine and exotic drinks. A buffet table could be seen at one end of the room, where all sorts of goodies were available. All looked like they were having a good time, enjoying themselves like social butterflies.
The man turned to the Devil and said, “This choice is easy. I pick this room.”
After taking off all his clothes as was required, he joined the others in the room. About that time he heard a whistle. The Devil was at the door, just turning to leave, when he said:
“Back on your heads folks. Coffee break is over.”
Sue Ann Edwards
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and in re-reading this time I found...
Surface Earth
September 13th, 2009 - 5:16 am
September 20th, 2009 - 12:48 pm
Ouch!
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:03 pm
Wow Sue Ann, you really didn’t have to go there! Reminds me of jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. . . . also reminds me of a coworker’s statement that we are not in a real war because we are not deliberately killing woman and children…. One has to live it to know it, I imagine.
As always, PLL, C.
October 4th, 2009 - 9:27 am
{{{hugs}}} everyone !
Appearances alone can never be trusted, as revealed in my story. Sometimes things look ‘bad’ but relatively speaking, aren’t. While those things that look the most attractive, usually turn out to be the worst for us.
The difficulty with our illusions, is that most of them are considered “positive assets”, as I am sure your coworker considers her attitude one that expresses positive qualities of substance and character. Where all the attitude reveals to me, is that there is no thinking or independent thought processes taking place inside that head.
“The lights are on but nobody is home.”
I’d like to see a return to hand to hand combat. No guns, no mortars, no planes, etc. Just the smells, the sights, the sounds and the horrors, experienced on a very personal and intimate level.
Distancing and detaching ourselves from our actions, does not nullify our accountability and responsibility for those actions and the consequences of those actions.
And here we whined about being “victims” in 9-11. What a crock of illusion! We reaped as we have sowed.
And have continued to sow.
Heehaw!
Jack & Jill were suppose to go uphill to fetch a pail of water. But due to budgetary cutbacks, their supervisor had to decide whether…
to lay Jill or
Jack off.
October 4th, 2009 - 8:25 pm
Heehaw !!!! I just got the joke! *after contemplating on the statement for about 10 minutes… it was an aha moment, indeed.) LoL…I needed that! ROFL!!! Thanks for bringing some joy into my moment, Sue Ann!!! PLL, C.
October 5th, 2009 - 8:26 am
My nursery rhymes are always a bit ~twisted~
Happy you enjoyed the joke!
{{{hugs}}}
October 6th, 2009 - 12:02 pm
Im glad I came here today
you made my day! giggle
Hello to everyone!!
Cathy
November 2nd, 2009 - 10:34 am
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