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<blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 3202340" data-attributes="member: 1515">I've heard this one attributed to Desmond Tutu; I have no idea if it truly came from him (I tend to doubt it did), but it's still funny.&nbsp; (And, I don't *think* this crosses the &quot;no religion&quot; line.)Desmond Tutu and the Pope both died on the same day, and went to heaven.When they got there, St. Peter met them at the pearly gates.&nbsp; &quot;Welcome, Your Grace, Your Holiness.&nbsp; Let me show you around.&quot;Peter takes the two of them to a fairly pedestrian-looking apartment building.&nbsp; He leads them up to the third floor, where he opens the door to a studio apartment.&nbsp; &quot;Bishop Tutu, these will be your accomodations for eternity.&quot;&nbsp; Peter then opens the door across the hall, and indicates that the identical studio apartment there will be the pope's domicile.Peter then leads them back downstairs and outside, where there is a bicycle rack.&nbsp; &quot;Since heaven is a big place, you'll need transportation.&nbsp; Bishop, we give you this blue bicycle.&nbsp; Your Holiness, you may have this red bicycle.&quot;The pope and the bishop look at each other, a little surprised, but they say nothing.As Peter leads them on, they see, across the street from their apartment building, an enormous mansion on a hill.&nbsp; A limousine heads up the drive towards the mansion, and stops in front.&nbsp; A man gets out of the limousine, doted on by a staff of cherubim and seraphim as he heads into the mansion.Bishop Tutu taps Peter on the shoulder.&nbsp; &quot;Forgive me, St. Peter...but I was wondering.&nbsp; The Pope and I lived selfless lives....lives dedicated to the service of our Lord...and we have rather spartan accomodations here.&nbsp; What did that man do in his life, that he is rewarded so here?&quot;&quot;Oh, him?&nbsp; He was a lawyer.&quot;&quot;A lawyer!?&nbsp; I am stunned!&nbsp; How does that allow him such accomodations??&quot;&quot;Well, Bishop, it's all about supply and demand.&nbsp; The apartment building you're in?&nbsp; It's full of popes.&nbsp; We're up to our neck in popes.&nbsp; That man up there?&nbsp; He's our first lawyer.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenobi65, post: 3202340, member: 1515"] I've heard this one attributed to Desmond Tutu; I have no idea if it truly came from him (I tend to doubt it did), but it's still funny. (And, I don't *think* this crosses the "no religion" line.) Desmond Tutu and the Pope both died on the same day, and went to heaven. When they got there, St. Peter met them at the pearly gates. "Welcome, Your Grace, Your Holiness. Let me show you around." Peter takes the two of them to a fairly pedestrian-looking apartment building. He leads them up to the third floor, where he opens the door to a studio apartment. "Bishop Tutu, these will be your accomodations for eternity." Peter then opens the door across the hall, and indicates that the identical studio apartment there will be the pope's domicile. Peter then leads them back downstairs and outside, where there is a bicycle rack. "Since heaven is a big place, you'll need transportation. Bishop, we give you this blue bicycle. Your Holiness, you may have this red bicycle." The pope and the bishop look at each other, a little surprised, but they say nothing. As Peter leads them on, they see, across the street from their apartment building, an enormous mansion on a hill. A limousine heads up the drive towards the mansion, and stops in front. A man gets out of the limousine, doted on by a staff of cherubim and seraphim as he heads into the mansion. Bishop Tutu taps Peter on the shoulder. "Forgive me, St. Peter...but I was wondering. The Pope and I lived selfless lives....lives dedicated to the service of our Lord...and we have rather spartan accomodations here. What did that man do in his life, that he is rewarded so here?" "Oh, him? He was a lawyer." "A lawyer!? I am stunned! How does that allow him such accomodations??" "Well, Bishop, it's all about supply and demand. The apartment building you're in? It's full of popes. We're up to our neck in popes. That man up there? He's our first lawyer." [/QUOTE]

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