Most Livable States, 2005

Morgan Quitno ^ | 3/8/05 | Morgan Quitno

[deaconjim]

I could make a very convincing argument that those numbers have been inverted, but if I did, all those people in the New England states would move south and screw everything up. I think I'll just keep quiet.

[sweetliberty]

This was obviously based on what the socialists define as "livable."

[daybreakcoming]

A man in Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book about churches around
the country. He started by flying to San Francisco, and started working east
from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs
and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall, and
was intrigued with a sign which read, "$10,000 per minute." Seeking out the
pastor, he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that
the golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to Heaven, and if he pays the
price, he can talk directly to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on
his way.
As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Salt Lake City,
Denver, Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the United States, he found more such
phones, with the same sign, and the same explanation from each pastor.
Finally, the man arrived in a lovely southern state. Upon
entering a church, behold: he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the
sign read: "Calls: 25 cents"! Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the
pastor.
"Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each
church I have found this golden telephone, and have been told it is a direct line
to Heaven, and that I could use it to talk to God. But in 20 other
churches, the cost was $10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25 cents per call Why is
that?
(I just love this part!)
The pastor, smiling benignly, replied: "Son, you're in the South now,
and it's a local call."

[deaconjim]

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