It was getting a little crowded in Heaven, so
God decided to change the admittance policy. The new law was that, in order to get into Heaven, you had to have a really bad day when you died.
The policy would go into effect at noon the next day. The next day, at
12:01, the first person came to the gates of Heaven. The Angel at the
gate, remembering the new policy, promptly said to the man, "Before I
let you in, I need you to tell me how your day was going when you died."
"No problem," the man said. "I came home to my
25th floor apartment on my lunch hour and caught my wife half naked. She appeared to be having an affair, but her lover was nowhere in sight. I immediately began searching for him. My wife was yelling at me as
I searched the entire apartment. Just as I was about to give up, I
happened to glance out onto the balcony and noticed that there was a man hanging off the edge by his fingertips!
The nerve of that guy! Well, I ran out onto the balcony and stamped on
his fingers until he fell to the ground. But wouldn't you know it, he landed in some trees and bushes that broke his fall and he didn't die.
This p*ssed me off even more.
In a rage, I went back inside to get the first thing I could get my
hands on to throw at him. Oddly enough, the first thing I thought of was
the refrigerator. I unplugged it, pushed it out onto the balcony, and tipped
it over the side. It plummeted 25 stories and crushed him! The excitement of the moment was so great that I had a heart attack and died
almost instantly."
The Angel sat back and thought a moment.
Technically, the man did have a bad day. It was a crime of passion. So,
the Angel announced, "OK, sir. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven," and let him in.
A few seconds later the next man came up. The Angel said, "Before I can
let you in, I need to hear about what your day was like when you died."
"No problem," said the second man. "But you're not going to believe
this. I was on the balcony of my 26th floor apartment doing my daily
exercises. Having been under a lot of pressure I was really pushing hard
to relieve my stress. I guess I got a little carried away, slipped, and
accidentally fell over the side! Luckily, I was able to catch myself by
the fingertips on the balcony below mine.
"But all of a sudden this crazy man comes running out of his apartment,
started cursing, and stamps on my fingers. Well, of course I fell. I hit
some trees and bushes at the bottom which broke my fall so I didn't die
right away. As I'm laying there face up on the ground, unable to move,
and in excruciating pain, I see this guy push his refrigerator, of all
things, off the balcony. It falls the 25 floors and lands on top of me,
killing me instantly."
The Angel is quietly laughing to himself as the man finishes his story.
"I could get used to this new policy," he thinks to himself. "Very
well," the Angel announces. "Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven," and he
lets the man enter.
A few seconds later, a third man comes up to the gate. The angel says,"
Please tell me how you died."
The third man says,"OK, picture this: I'm naked, hiding inside a
refrigerator...."
God decided to change the admittance policy. The new law was that, in order to get into Heaven, you had to have a really bad day when you died.
The policy would go into effect at noon the next day. The next day, at
12:01, the first person came to the gates of Heaven. The Angel at the
gate, remembering the new policy, promptly said to the man, "Before I
let you in, I need you to tell me how your day was going when you died."
"No problem," the man said. "I came home to my
25th floor apartment on my lunch hour and caught my wife half naked. She appeared to be having an affair, but her lover was nowhere in sight. I immediately began searching for him. My wife was yelling at me as
I searched the entire apartment. Just as I was about to give up, I
happened to glance out onto the balcony and noticed that there was a man hanging off the edge by his fingertips!
The nerve of that guy! Well, I ran out onto the balcony and stamped on
his fingers until he fell to the ground. But wouldn't you know it, he landed in some trees and bushes that broke his fall and he didn't die.
This p*ssed me off even more.
In a rage, I went back inside to get the first thing I could get my
hands on to throw at him. Oddly enough, the first thing I thought of was
the refrigerator. I unplugged it, pushed it out onto the balcony, and tipped
it over the side. It plummeted 25 stories and crushed him! The excitement of the moment was so great that I had a heart attack and died
almost instantly."
The Angel sat back and thought a moment.
Technically, the man did have a bad day. It was a crime of passion. So,
the Angel announced, "OK, sir. Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven," and let him in.
A few seconds later the next man came up. The Angel said, "Before I can
let you in, I need to hear about what your day was like when you died."
"No problem," said the second man. "But you're not going to believe
this. I was on the balcony of my 26th floor apartment doing my daily
exercises. Having been under a lot of pressure I was really pushing hard
to relieve my stress. I guess I got a little carried away, slipped, and
accidentally fell over the side! Luckily, I was able to catch myself by
the fingertips on the balcony below mine.
"But all of a sudden this crazy man comes running out of his apartment,
started cursing, and stamps on my fingers. Well, of course I fell. I hit
some trees and bushes at the bottom which broke my fall so I didn't die
right away. As I'm laying there face up on the ground, unable to move,
and in excruciating pain, I see this guy push his refrigerator, of all
things, off the balcony. It falls the 25 floors and lands on top of me,
killing me instantly."
The Angel is quietly laughing to himself as the man finishes his story.
"I could get used to this new policy," he thinks to himself. "Very
well," the Angel announces. "Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven," and he
lets the man enter.
A few seconds later, a third man comes up to the gate. The angel says,"
Please tell me how you died."
The third man says,"OK, picture this: I'm naked, hiding inside a
refrigerator...."