Shuck and Jive


Saturday, September 23, 2006

Emo's Perception

I thought you might like a break from the heavy theology. Here is a joke from that spiritual master, Emo Phillips.

Have a great weekend!

John


I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said "Stop! don't do it!"

"Why shouldn't I?" he said.

I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"

He said, "Like what?"


I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?"


He said, "Religious."

I said, "Me too! Are you christian or buddhist?"


He said, "Christian."

I said, "Me too! Are you catholic or protestant?"


He said, "Protestant."


I said, "Me too! Are you episcopalian or baptist?"


He said, "Baptist!"


I said,"Wow! Me too! Are you baptist church of god or baptist church of the lord?"


He said, "Baptist church of god!"


I said, "Me too! Are you original baptist church of god, or are you reformed baptist church of god?"


He said,"Reformed Baptist church of god!"


I said, "Me too! Are you reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1879, or reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915?"


He said, "Reformed baptist church of god, reformation of 1915!"


I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off.



--
Emo Phillips





2 comments:

  1. I saw Emo Phillips tell that joke during a live performance that I attended back in the late 1980s, and I absolutely thought it was brilliant. I remember after the show I tried to retell it to someone, but could only convey the gist of it, since that was back before you could look stuff like that up on the web. Oddly enough, I was just thinking about that joke within the last few weeks or so. It is great to see it pop up again.

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  2. Hi Seeker,

    Emo is one of my favorites. I didn't know that this joke was that old. Timeless, though!

    j

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