$10,000 Phone Call

[Guest guest]

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world.

So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando , thinking that he

would start by working his way across the USA from South to North.

On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs when he noticed a

golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read '$10,000 per

call'.

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the

telephone was used for.

The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000

you could talk to God.

The American thanked the priest and went along his way.

Next stop was in Atlanta . There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same

looking golden telephone with the same sign under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he

asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.

She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he

could talk to God.

'O.K., thank you,' said the American .

He then travelled all across America, Europe, England, Japan, New Zealand.

In every church he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same

'$US10,000 per call' sign under it.

The American decided to travel to Australia to see if Australians had the

same phone.

He arrived at the Gold Coast, in Australia and again, in the first church he

entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign

under it read '40 cents per call.'

The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. 'Father,

I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this same golden telephone

in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of

them price was $10,000 per call.

Why is it so cheap here?'

The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Australia now, son - it's a local

call'.

KEEP SMILING

Regards,

from Downunder