Mrs. Wheeler put her roast in the oven and she and her husband went off to church. She was sure that the pastor would finish on time and that she would return home before the roast had overcooked. But, on arriving at church, she learned that this was a special Sunday and a famous guest speaker would preach. She sat in the last pew and her husband say in the front row, right under the pulpit.

The speaker went on and on, and Mrs. Wheeler because concerned about her roast. Finally she wrote a note to her husband and asked the usher to take it up to him. The usher misunderstood and handed it to the speaker, who read it, stopped his sermon immediately and sat down. After the service, the pastor asked his guest why he had ended so abruptly.

"I got a hate letter from a member of our congregation," the speaker replied.

"Oh, really?" What did it say?"

"Go home and shut off the gas."

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