Subj : Re: Ham Radio Things To : Daryl Stout From : Ed Vance Date : Fri Oct 10 2025 10:59:59 > Ed, > It makes you wonder. > On a humorous note, that reminds me of a 3 funny church money jokes. > 1) This man had never given much of anything, tithing or otherwise to > the church. The man had a heart condition, and lo and behold, he hit > the jackpot on a lottery ticket. > The family called the preacher, and wanted him to talk with the man, > as they were afraid that the news of the winning lottery ticket would > cause a fatal heart attack. > The preacher went to talk to the man, and said "Even though you have > not given much to the church, in tithing or otherwise, The Good Lord > has chosen to bless you, with a $100,000 winning lottery ticket". > The man replied "That means I can get a $10,000 tithe next Sunday". > You guessed it!! The preacher had a heart attack!! > 2) A church needed money for a new building fund, but I guess they never > heard of the "Together We Build" campaign, used by many Baptist Churches. > The pastor wired all the pews with electricity prior to the service. > He got to the pulpit, and said "Now, all you men and brethren, who feel > led of The Lord to give $100 to the new building fund, stand up". > He pushed a button, and 20 people sprang to their feet (like they had > a choice??!! ). > "Excellent!!" the pastor said. > He continued with "Now, all you men and brethren, who feel led of The > Lord to give $500 to the new building fund, stand up". > He pushed another button, and 30 people sprang to their feet. > "Fine!! Fine!!" the pastor said. > Then, he said "Now, all you men and brethren who feel led of The Lord > to give $1000 to the new building, stand up". > He pulled the Master Control switch, and electrocuted 14 deacons!! > 3) Another church was preaching on the building fund needs and tithing. > However, the offertory hymn chosen by the music director was "Jesus Paid > It All". > As a result, the offering plates were virtually empty. > The Music Director was fired. > Daryl > ... I'm only one step away from being rich...all I need is money. > === MultiMail/Win v0.52 > --- SBBSecho 3.29-Win32 > * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33) All three of those were good. Thanks, Ed --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .