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Sew What's New Archive > JOKES AND QUIPS > Bran Muffins

From: Bama

Date: 02-24-2007, 08:58 PM (1 of 6)

The couple were 85 years old, and had been married for
> sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by
> because they watched their pennies.
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> Though not young, they were both in very good health,
> largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the
> last decade.
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> One day, their good health didn't help when they went on
> a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
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> They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted
> them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and
> fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master
> bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet.
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> They gasped in astonishment when he said, "Welcome to
> Heaven. This will be your home now."
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> The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to
> cost. "Why, nothing," Peter replied, "remember, this is your reward in
> Heaven."
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> The old man looked out the window and right there he saw
> a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever-built
> on Earth.
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> "What are the greens fees?", grumbled the old man.
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> "This is heaven," St. Peter replied. "You can play for
> free, every day."
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> Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet
> lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to
> steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages.
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> "Don't even ask," said St. Peter to the man. "This is
> Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy."
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> The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his
> wife.
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> "Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods,
> and the decaffeinated tea?" he asked.
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> "That's the best part," St. Peter replied. "You can eat
> and drink as much as you like of whatever you like, and you will never get
> fat or sick.
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> This is Heaven!"
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> The old man pushed, "No gym to work out at?"
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> "Not unless you want to," was the answer.
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> "No testing my sugar or blood pressure or..."
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> "Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself."
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> The old man glared at his wife and said, "You and your
> bran muffins. We could have been here ten years ago!
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