$10,000.00 phone call...

[bushmaster]

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around

the world. For his first chapter he decided to write about American

churches.

So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that

he would work his way across the country from South to North.

On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs when he

noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read

$10,000.00 per call.

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by

what the telephone was used for?

The priest replied that it was a direct line to Heaven

and that for $10,000.00 one could talk to God.

The American thanked the priest and went along his way.

Next stop was in Atlanta, there, at a very large

cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign

under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando

and asked a nearby nun what its purpose was?

She told him that it was a direct line to Heaven and

that for $10,000.00 he could talk to God.

"O.K. thanks" said the American

He then traveled to Indianapolis, Washington DC,

Philadelphia, Boston and New York, then on to Portland

and north to Seattle. In every church he saw the same golden

telephone with the same $10,000.00 per call sign under it.

Upon leaving Seattle, the American saw a sign saying

"Route 5 North to Vancouver CANADA" and decided

to see if Canadians had the same golden telephone.

He drove for awhile and finally arrived in White Rock

BC and sure enough, there again in the local church was the same

golden telephone, only this time the sign under it read 25 cents

per call.

The American was surprised and so intrigued that he

asked the church's pastor about the sign.

"Father, I've traveled all over America and I've seen

this same golden telephone in many churches,

I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven,

but in every state the price was $10,000.00 per call.

Why is it so cheap here?"

The priest smiled and answered: "You're in Canada now son, it's a

local call."

[DJ test]

Sounds good but yesterday I received a letter from the GST informing me that since the year 2000 that I was a registerd member.
I am sixty years old and only have grade ten education so where can I get a job.
I am a self employed carpenter trying to make ends meet.
Guesss I will have to run for the federal government and work for four years and collect $60,000 plus as retirement.

[GREY OWL]

Sounds good but yesterday I received a letter from the GST informing me that since the year 2000 that I was a registerd member.
I am sixty years old and only have grade ten education so where can I get a job.
I am a self employed carpenter trying to make ends meet.
Guesss I will have to run for the federal government and work for four years and collect $60,000 plus as retirement.

Am I missing something here Don ??? But what does this have to do with what Bushmaster posted ?

Grey Owl

[A.W]

A friend of mine works for a company that does huge traffic projects all over the world.

Their office in Australia rented some kind of computer modem from the local phone company. After a month their office received the first phone bill................$60.000 CAN. The modem was continually calling 24/7.

They're talking to the phone company.