The Lie Clocks
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:11 pm
A man died and went to heaven.
As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates,
he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks.
Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock, you see.
Every time you lie, the hands on your clock will move."
"Really?" said the man, "So, whose clock is that?"
"That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved,
indicating that she never told a lie."
"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"
St. Peter responded, "That beauty belongs to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The hands have moved twice, telling us that Dr. King told only two lies in his
entire life."
"Wow . . this is SO cool . . . I had no idea!" the newcomer exclaimed.
"Yes," said Peter, "it's a really good system, isn't it?"
"Oh, absolutely . . . but say, where's President Bush's clock?" asked the man.
St. Peter replied, "Oh, well . . . Mr. Bush's clock is in Jesus' office, naturally . ."
"Yeah, I guess someone that important gets a special place, right?"
"Well, to tell you the truth . . . and of course I must . . .
He's using it as a ceiling fan."
As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates,
he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.
He asked, "What are all those clocks?"
St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks.
Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock, you see.
Every time you lie, the hands on your clock will move."
"Really?" said the man, "So, whose clock is that?"
"That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved,
indicating that she never told a lie."
"Incredible," said the man. "And whose clock is that one?"
St. Peter responded, "That beauty belongs to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The hands have moved twice, telling us that Dr. King told only two lies in his
entire life."
"Wow . . this is SO cool . . . I had no idea!" the newcomer exclaimed.
"Yes," said Peter, "it's a really good system, isn't it?"
"Oh, absolutely . . . but say, where's President Bush's clock?" asked the man.
St. Peter replied, "Oh, well . . . Mr. Bush's clock is in Jesus' office, naturally . ."
"Yeah, I guess someone that important gets a special place, right?"
"Well, to tell you the truth . . . and of course I must . . .
He's using it as a ceiling fan."
