Tril-
Pope Dies
The Pope dies and, naturally, goes to heaven. He' s met by the
reception committee, and
after a whirlwind tour is told that he can enjoy’ any of the married
recreations available.
He decides that he wants to read all of the ancient original text of
the Holy! Scriptures, and
spends the next eon or so learning the languages. After becoming a
linguistic master, he
sits down in the library' and begins to pore over every version of the
Bible, working back
from the most recent "Easy Reading" to the original script.
All of a sudden there is a scream in the library, The angels come
running ta him, only to
find the Pope huddled in a chair, crying to himself, and muttering,
An ‘FE! They left out
thm ERICII
God takes him aside, offering comfort and asks him what the problem
is, After collecting
his wits, the Pope sobs again, "It' s the letter 'R' ' the word was
supposed to be
CELEBRATE!"
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