Capt Kirk
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject: Email funny! |
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Country Preacher
As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a
graveside service for a homeless man, with no family or friends.
The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country,
and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost, and
being a typical man, did not stop for directions.
I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew, who
was eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.
I apologized to the workers for my tardiness, and stepped to the side
of the open grave, where I saw the vault lid already in place.
I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long, but this was the proper thing to do.
The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch.
I poured out my heart and soul.
As I preached the workers began to say "Amen", "Praise the Lord", and
"Glory"! I preached and I preached, like I'd never preached
before--from Genesis all the way to Revelations.
I closed the lengthy service with a prayer and walked to my car.
As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of
the workers saying to another, "I ain't ever seen anything like that
before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years."
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redrose
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Location: Michigan (Map)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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 That'd be embarrassing. Some guys and their unwillingness to ask for directions, lol, it can be so amusing.
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eileen
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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 I have a stitch in my side after reading that one CK!!! Really made me laugh.
I wonder why it is that men find it soooo hard to ask for directions? 
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Frank
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Now as much as I dislike profanities on the forums I just can't pass up the opportunity to say....
Holy S**t
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Droopy
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Poor preacher, I'm sure he'll ask directions next time.
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The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
-Bertrand Russell
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TheBip
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Joined: 25 Mar 2007
Location: Indianapolis, IN (Map)
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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*rotflmao*
Frank, you crack me up too!!!
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And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
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kuntrygal
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Capt Kirk... I used this piece in my last months newsletter and folks just loved it. I thought it was hilarious!
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