By Heikki (Heikki) on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 07:17 pm:
A young minister in La Harpe, IL., was asked by a funeral director to hold a graveside service for a homeless man who had died while traveling
through the area.
The funeral was to be held at a new cemetery way back in the country, and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As he was not familiar with the backwoods area, the preacher became lost and being a typical man did not stop for directions.
He finally arrived an hour late and saw the crew eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight. He apologized to the workers for his tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave where he saw the concrete vault lid already in place. He assured the workers he would not hold them long but this was the proper thing to do.
The workers gathered around still eating their lunch. He poured out his heart and soul. As he preached, the workers began to say "Amen," "Praise the Lord," and "Glory," He preached and preached like he'd never preached before, from Genesis all the way to Revelations.
He closed the lengthy service with a prayer and walked to his car and felt he had done his duty for the homeless man and that the crew would leave with a renewed sense of purpose and dedication in spite of his tardiness.
As he was opening the car door and taking off his coat, he overheard one of the workers saying to another, "I ain't never seen nuthin' like this before, and I've been puttin' in septic tanks for twenty years!"
By Martha Kirk (Misschiefie) on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 11:50 pm:
A young man, eager to impress his rich girlfriend, takes her to the finest restaurant in town and orders her the most expensive item on the menu, a dish with tongue in a savory sauce. She takes one look at it and says, "I'm not going to ear anything that comes from an animal's mouth!" He turns to the waiter and says, "Bring her a hard-boiled egg instead."
By Snowman (Snowman) on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 04:51 pm:
You guys are funny, thanks for the smiles.