Saturday, July 2, 2011

Weekend Joke

It seems like a good time to repeat this joke.
God was missing for six days.

Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, "Where have you been?"

God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael. Look what I've made."

Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, and I've put life on it.. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a place to test Balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, "I'm still confused."

God explained, pointing to different parts of earth. "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over here I've placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all things."

God continued pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and said, "What's that one?"

"That's the State of Texas, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful mountains, rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, and plains. The people from the State of Texas are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to travel the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, carriers of peace, and producers of good things."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then asked, "But what about balance, God? You said there would be balance.."

God smiled, "There's Washington DC. Wait till you see the idiots I put there."

5 comments:

  1. Tante Leonie7/3/10, 12:36 PM

    Ha! Good one, Julie!

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  2. Always brings a smile to my face. I live the old saying "I wasn't born here, but got here as fast as I could!"

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  3. No one but true Texans can appreciate the humor in this joke but I LOVE it!! Thank you!!

    rejoyced1@yahoo.com

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  4. As a Texan who is currently exiled to the suburbs of Washington DC, I don't find this a joke at all but rather a perfectly accurate account of creation.

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