Kansas Cyclone

"Kansas Cyclone"*

*A Kansas cyclone hit a farmhouse just before
dawn one morning. It lifted the roof off, picked
up the beds on which the farmer and his wife
slept, and set them down gently in the next country.

The wife began to cry.

"Don't be scared, Mary," her husband said. "We're not hurt."

Mary continued to cry. "I'm not scared," she
responded between sobs. "I'm happy 'cause
this is the first time in 14 years we've been out together."

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"The Country Parson"*

*A country parson had decided to buy himself a horse.

The dealer assured him that the one he selected was a perfect choice.

"This here horse," he said, "has lived all his life in
a religious atmosphere. So remember that he'll
never start if you order 'Giddy-up.' You've got to
say, 'Praise the Lord.' Likewise, a 'Whoa' will never
make him stop. You've got to say, 'Amen.'

Thus forewarned, the parsons paid for the horse,
mounted him, and with a cheery "Praise the Lord"
sent him cantering off in the direction of his parish.
Suddenly he noticed that the road ahead had been
washed out, leaving a chasm 200 yards deep.

In a panic, he forgot his instructions and cried "Whoa"
in vain several times. The horse just cantered on.

At the very last moment he remembered to cry "Amen"
... and the horse stopped just short of the brink of the
chasm. But alas! That's when the parson, out of force
of habit, murmured fervently, "Praise the Lord!"
Received on Sat May 30 03:15:14 2009