Thursday, March 22, 2007
Novelists' Heaven and Hell
I got this joke in my inbox and it was simply too good to pass up... Enjoy!
A novelist dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter says, "We offer a special deal to writers here. You can choose whether you go to Heaven or Hell. Let's look at Hell first."
He leads the author downstairs, and opens the door to a large room, where a number of writers toil away at word processors. They are scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, a devil comes along and whacks them with a whip.
"This isn't very pleasant," says the novelist. "Let's see what Heaven looks like."
St. Peter leads him up to Heaven, and opens a door to a large room precisely like the first one. Here also a large number of writers sit hunched over word processors, scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, an angel comes along and whacks them with a whip.
"I don't get it," says the writer. "What's the difference between Heaven and Hell?"
"The difference," says St. Peter, "is that here you get published." ¶ 11:42 PM
A novelist dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter says, "We offer a special deal to writers here. You can choose whether you go to Heaven or Hell. Let's look at Hell first."
He leads the author downstairs, and opens the door to a large room, where a number of writers toil away at word processors. They are scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, a devil comes along and whacks them with a whip.
"This isn't very pleasant," says the novelist. "Let's see what Heaven looks like."
St. Peter leads him up to Heaven, and opens a door to a large room precisely like the first one. Here also a large number of writers sit hunched over word processors, scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, an angel comes along and whacks them with a whip.
"I don't get it," says the writer. "What's the difference between Heaven and Hell?"
"The difference," says St. Peter, "is that here you get published." ¶ 11:42 PM
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Cute joke. I'm going to pass it along to friends (but I'm going to update the antiquated "word processors").
--Bob
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