The Golden Phone

[Belgarath]

The Golden Phone

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> A man in Topeka , Kansas decided to write a

> book about Churches around the country. He started by

> flying to San Francisco and started working east from there.

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> Going to a very large church, he began taking

> photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden

> telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which

> read 'Calls: $10,000 a minute.' Seeking out the pastor he asked about

> the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that this

> golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to heaven and if he pays the

price

> he can talk directly to God.

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>

> The man thanked the pastor and continued on

> his way. As he continued to visit churches in Seattle,

> Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the

> United States, he found more phones, with the same sign, and the same

> answer from each pastor.

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>

> Finally, he arrived on the East Coast. Upon

> entering a church in Boston. Behold - he saw the

> usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read "Calls: 35

> cents."

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>

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> Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor,

> "Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and

> in each church I have found this golden telephone and have

> been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God,

> but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your

> sign reads only 35 cents a call.

>

> "Why?"

>

>

> The pastor, smiling benignly, replied, 'Son,

> you're in Boston, Massachusetts now, home of the Boston

> Red Sox, Patriots and Celts

> You're in God's Country, It's a local call.

[Guest DFerrare]

Any way you can get the phone number? It's unlisted here in Miami.

[RCK]

Wow. I'm off this site for a month or so and somehow the Humor board got changed into a Fantasy Land board.

[pmacduff]

Here in New York we're on a party line.....maybe we can pick something up from another caller*

BTW - Happy Holidays to everyone on these Boards and here's to a healthy and prosperous New Year!!!

*just realized that there are some out there who probably have no idea what a "party line" phone line is...when I grew up, we lived in the country and actually shared our phone line with a few neighbors. You had to pick up the phone and make sure no one was talking before you dialed your call.

[Sully]

*just realized that there are some out there who probably have no idea what a "party line" phone line is

I think most 'party lines' today begin with 1-900-

[david rigby]

This thread is a perfect place to say.....

Go Braves!

[AndyH]

Go Greenville Drive!

And their parent team! And here's for trading Neil Diamond and Dropkick Murphy for Carlos Santana instead of Jacoby Ellsbury et al for Johan Santana!