Daffyd
31st January 2009, 20:08
A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the long
line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were
allowed to march right through the pearly gates into heaven. Others,
though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit.
But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan
would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile. After watching
Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him.
So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing. "Excuse me,
Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I
couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead
of flinging them into the fires of hell with the others?" "Ah, those…
"Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Auckland, they're too wet to burn."
line of judgment. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were
allowed to march right through the pearly gates into heaven. Others,
though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit.
But every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan
would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile. After watching
Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him.
So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing. "Excuse me,
Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I
couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead
of flinging them into the fires of hell with the others?" "Ah, those…
"Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Auckland, they're too wet to burn."