$10,000 phone call

[aussiephil]

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 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

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 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'.

[Richard B the EMT]

Perhaps not the same itinerary, but...

A man was always praying to win one of the multi-million lotteries, and decided to improve his odds, and used one of those phones and ask God directly.

"God, I'll do anything you want, to win the lottery".

My son, I will help you to win the lottery, but, there is something that you must do, first.

"What is it?"

First, you must purchase a lottery ticket!