Post by Lord Bobbie Bailey on Mar 20, 2008 18:46:45 GMT
A thingyney Bloke! decided to write a book about famous churches around the world.
> >
> > So he bought a train ticket and took a trip to Plymouth, thinking that he
> > would start by working his way across England 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 per
> > call'.
> >
> > The thingyney, 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 you could talk to God.
> >
> > The thingyney thanked the priest and went along his way. Next stop was in
> > Worcester. 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 Plymouth and he asked a nearby nun what its
> > purpose was.
> >
> > She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for £10,000 he
> > could talk to God.
> >
> > 'O.K., thank you,' said the thingyney.
> >
> > He then traveled to Salisbury, Hull, Leeds, Carlisle and Newcastle. In
> > every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same '£10,000 per
> > call' sign under it.
> >
> > The thingyney, upon leaving Newcastle decided to travel to Middlesbrough to
> > see if they had the same telephone.
> >
> > He arrived in Middlesbrough and again, in the first church he entered,
> > there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read
> > '40p per call.'
> >
> > The thingyney was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. 'Father,
> > I've traveled all over England and I've seen this same golden telephone in
> > many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in England
> > the price was £10,000 per call. ...............................................
.............................................Why is it so cheap here?'
> >
> > The priest smiled and answered,
> >
>>>>>
> > 'You're in Middlesbrough now son - so it's a local call.
> >
> > So he bought a train ticket and took a trip to Plymouth, thinking that he
> > would start by working his way across England 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 per
> > call'.
> >
> > The thingyney, 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 you could talk to God.
> >
> > The thingyney thanked the priest and went along his way. Next stop was in
> > Worcester. 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 Plymouth and he asked a nearby nun what its
> > purpose was.
> >
> > She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for £10,000 he
> > could talk to God.
> >
> > 'O.K., thank you,' said the thingyney.
> >
> > He then traveled to Salisbury, Hull, Leeds, Carlisle and Newcastle. In
> > every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same '£10,000 per
> > call' sign under it.
> >
> > The thingyney, upon leaving Newcastle decided to travel to Middlesbrough to
> > see if they had the same telephone.
> >
> > He arrived in Middlesbrough and again, in the first church he entered,
> > there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read
> > '40p per call.'
> >
> > The thingyney was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. 'Father,
> > I've traveled all over England and I've seen this same golden telephone in
> > many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in England
> > the price was £10,000 per call. ...............................................
.............................................Why is it so cheap here?'
> >
> > The priest smiled and answered,
> >
>>>>>
> > 'You're in Middlesbrough now son - so it's a local call.