>Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:50:39 -0400 >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Sender: [log in to unmask] >X-PH: V4.4@orb1 >From: enviro <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Newsletter 188 > > >=========================================================================== === >7) SMILE OF THE WEEK > >Forwarded... > >Subject: Man vs God >Note: Like most modern jokes, this rather funny story can be modified so >that other religious orders and their dieties are recognized. I used "Roy >Kottman" as a replacement for "God", and found that the punchline of this >tale was enhanced. Also, note the irony regarding pedogenic time scales. > >One day a group of scientists got together and decided that >man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they >picked one scientist to go and tell God that they were done >with Him. > >The scientist walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided >that we no longer need you. We're to the point that we can >clone people and do many miraculous things, so why don't you >just go on and get lost." > >God listened very patiently and kindly to the man and after >the scientist was done talking, God said, "Very well, how >about this, let's say we have a 'man-making' contest." To >which the scientist replied, "OK, great!" > >God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back >in the old days with Adam." The scientist said, "Sure, no >problem" and bent down and grabbed himself a handful of >dirt. > >God just looked at him and said, "No, no, no. You go get >your own dirt!" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------