[3182] in Humor
What is Easter?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian T Sniffen)
Sun Apr 23 15:31:10 2000
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Brian T Sniffen <brians@MIT.EDU>
Date: 23 Apr 2000 15:30:53 -0400
Three blondes just died and are at the pearly gates of
heaven. St. Peter tells them that they can enter the gates if they can
answer one simple question. St. Peter asks the first blonde, "WHAT IS
EASTER?"
The blonde replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November
when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and are thankful..."
"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second blonde the
same question, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The second blonde replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in December when
people put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate
the.......the birth of........ of Jesus."
St. Peter looks at the second blonde, shakes his head in disgust,
looks at the third blonde and asks, "WHAT IS EASTER?"
The third blonde smiles and looks St. Pete in the eye. "I know what
Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that coincides with the
Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his disciples were eating
at the last supper and Jesus was later deceived and turned over to the
Romans by one of his disciples. The Romans took him to be crucified
and he was stabbed in the side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and
was hung on a cross. He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed
off by a large boulder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that
Jesus can come out, and if he sees his shadow there will be six more
weeks of winter."
