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Post by Francina on Nov 30, 2003 17:22:43 GMT -5
> > > > There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved > > > > > all of his money. He was a real miser when it came to his > > > > > money. He loved money more than just about anything, and just > > > > > before he died, he said to his wife, "Now listen, when I die, > > > > > I want you to take all my money and place it in the casket > > > > > with me. I wanna take my money to the afterlife." > > > > > So he got his wife to promise him with all her heart that when > > > > > he died, she would put all the money in the casket with him. > > > > > Well, one day he died. He was stretched out in the casket, the > > > > > wife was sitting there in black next to her closest friend. > > > > > When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers > > > > > got ready to close the casket, the wife said "Wait just a > > > > > minute!" She had a shoe box with her, she came over with the > > > > > box and placed it in the casket. > > > > > Then the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it > > > > > away. Her friend said, "I hope you weren't crazy enough to put > > > > > all that money in the casket." > > > > > She said, "Yes, I promised. I'm a good Christian, I can't lie. > > > > > I promised him that I was going to put that money in that > > > > > casket with him." > > > > > "You mean to tell me you put every cent of his money in the > > > > > casket with him?" > > > > > "I sure did," said the wife. "I got it all together, put it > > > > > into my account and I wrote him a cheque."
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