[3284] in Humor
HUMOR: Miss Bea
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Thu Aug 17 23:31:27 2000
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 23:26:28 -0400
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From: "Sharalee M. Field" <sharalee_field@harvard.edu>
>From: "LeBlanc, Paul N (GEAE)" <Paul.N.LeBlanc@ae.ge.com>
>Subject: FW: (no subject)
>Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:23:18 -0400
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> > > Miss Bea was in her eighties, and much admired for her sweetness and
> > >kindness to all. The pastor came to call on her one afternoon
> > >early in thespring, and she welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She
> > >invited him to have a seat while she prepared a little tea.
> > >
> > >As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a
> > >cut glass bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the water
> > >floated, of all things, a condom. magine his shock and surprise.
> > >Imagine his curiosity?
>
> >>Surely Miss Bea had flipped or something....! But he certainly
> >>couldn't mention the strange sight in her parlor.
> >> When she returned with tea and cookies, they began to chat.
> >>The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its
> >>strange floater, but soon it got the better of him, and he could resist
> >> no longer.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Miss Bea," he said, "I wonder if you would tell me about
> > >this?" (pointing to the bowl). "Oh, yes," she replied, "isn't it
> wonderful?
> > >I was walking downtown last fall and I found this little package. It
> said to
> > >put it on the organ, keep it wet, and it would prevent disease.
> > >
> > >And you know....I haven't had a cold all winter."
>
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