Hi Paul--
Thanks for the good joke!
Let me share old Soviet joke on a similar subject. Actually, it is
elaboration on your,
"St. Peter," says the devil with urgency. "Put Mister God on the phone, I
wanna
find out what's going on with the guy I sent up last week."
"First of all, it is not 'mister God' but 'comrade God'," St. Peter says.
"Second, He is attending a party meeting now." "Third, there is no God."
Eugene
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul H.Dillon [mailto:illonph@pacbell.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 10:31 AM
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
Subject: Marx in Heaven
Hi all.
I thought some on xmca might appreciate this joke about a figure who
appears in our discussions from time to time -- forwarded from PSN. . . .
Marx dies and, of course, he is sent to hell. Upon arrival the devil
places
him next to his hottest, biggest inferno. After three days Marx has
organized labor unions and mass uprisings are taking place all over hell.
Finally the devil gets fed up and decides to give God a call to help him
out.
"God," says the devil. "You gotta take this guy off my hands, he's causing
havoc down here. Please..." God agrees to take Marx up in heaven, and the
change is made. After a few days, the devil hasn't heard anything and he
gives another call up to heaven to find out what's going on. St. Peter
picks up.
"St. Peter," says the devil with urgency. "Put God on the phone, I wanna
find out what's going on with the guy I sent up last week."
"There is no God," St. Peter says.
Paul H. Dillon
"It seems ridiculous to me to attempt to study society as a mere
observer. He who wishes only to observe will observe nothing, for as he is
useless in actual work and a nuisance in recreations, he is admitted to
neither. We observe the actions of others only to the extent to which we
ourselves act." - Jean Jacque Rousseau
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