You might have heard this on before. But it made me smile.

An American journalist decided to write a book about famous churches around the world, so he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Rome.

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'.

Intrigued by this, the American asked a nearby priest what the telephone was for. The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk direct to God. The American thanked the priest and went on his way.

Next stop was in Moscow.

There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Rome, 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. 'O.K., thank you,' said the American.

He then travelled to France, Israel, Germany and Brazil. In every Church he saw the same golden telephone with a '$10,000 per call' sign under it.

The American finally decided to travel to the UK to see if the British had the same phone.

He arrived in Yorkshire and again, in York Minster, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read '20p per call'.
Surprised at this, the American asked a passing Bishop.

'Excuse me, Father, but I've travelled all over world and I've seen this same Golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but everywhere the price is $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'

The priest smiled wryly and answered,
'You're in Yorkshire now lad, - it's only a local call'

 

First time I've laughed this week

Cheers buddy. (Y)