Droll and Witty Aussie Humour About 'Phoning Heaven'
Jay, an American, was commissioned to write a book about famous churches around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West.
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".
Jay was intrigued so he 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. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Des Moines, Iowa and there at a very large cathedral, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. Jay wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he had seen in Columbus and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.
She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. Seriously polite, Jay thanked the nun for her help.
Jay then travelled all across America, Europe, England, Japan, New Zealand. In every church he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same "$US10,000 per call" sign under it.
Jay decided to travel to the southern hemisphere to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."
Somewhat surprised, Jay asked the priest about the sign.
'Father Brian, I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'
Father Brian smiled and answered,
'My son, you're in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.'
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Jay, an American, was commissioned to write a book about famous churches around the world. Firstly, Jay bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, USA, thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from East to West.
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".
Jay was intrigued so he 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. Jay thanked the priest and went along his way.
Next stop was in Des Moines, Iowa and there at a very large cathedral, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it. Jay wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he had seen in Columbus and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.
She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God. Seriously polite, Jay thanked the nun for her help.
Jay then travelled all across America, Europe, England, Japan, New Zealand. In every church he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same "$US10,000 per call" sign under it.
Jay decided to travel to the southern hemisphere to Australia to see if they had a similar phone. He arrived at Western Australia, and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "40 cents per call."
Somewhat surprised, Jay asked the priest about the sign.
'Father Brian, I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'
Father Brian smiled and answered,
'My son, you're in Australia now - this is Heaven, so it's only a local call.'
Sources:
http://www.guy-sports.com/funny/funny_australian_stories.htm
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