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Friday Funnies: What you can learn from worms
A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke. The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup. The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil. At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:
The first worm in alcohol - Dead.
The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead.
Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead.
Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.
So the Minister asked the congregation - What can you learn from this demonstration? A little old woman in the back quickly raised her hand and said, "As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate, you won't have worms!"
3 comments
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Great story!!
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I heard it differently before also. It’s a great communication lesson. Sometimes even when we are articulate, we have communicated the wrong lesson. ROFL
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My mom used to tell this joke only slightly different when she did ventriloquism with a dummy. “Dilly”, the dummy told this joke actually. :>)