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Dusty · 08-02-2007, 02:42 PM

This one will have you laughing

PECANS IN THE CEMETERY

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree
> >just inside the cemetery fence.
> >
> >One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by
> >the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
> >
> >"One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me," said one boy.
> >Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence.
> >
> >Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he
> >passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down
> >to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, "One for you, one for me. One
> >for you, one for me."
> >
> >He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.
> >
> >Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
> >
> >"Come here quick," said the boy, "you won't believe what I heard!
> > Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls."
> >
> >The man said, "Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk."
> >When the boy insisted though, the man
> >hobbled slowly to the cemetery.
> >
> >Standing by the fence they heard, "One for you, one for me. One for
> >you, one for me..."
> >
> >The old man whispered, "Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth.
> >Let's see if we can see the Lord."
> >
> >Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still
> >unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron
> >bars
> >of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the
> >Lord.
> >
> >At last they heard, "One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's
> >go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done."
> >
> >Rumor has it that the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead
> >of the kid on the bike.
> >
> >Smile, God Loves You!!!
> >