Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 >From: CHANPC@... >To: SidDillon@... >Subject: Jock the Painter >Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 16:36:58 EST > > > > > > > JOCK THE PAINTER, was extremely frugal, so he often would thin the >paint > > > > with > > > > turpentine to make it go farther. He got away with this for some >time. > > > > Eventually, the Baptist church decided to do a big restoration job on > > > > the roof. Jock put in a bid, and > > > > because his price was so competitive, he got the job. He began with >a > > > > right good will, erecting the trestles, setting up the planks, buying > > > > the paint and, yes, I am sorry to say, thinning it with the >turpentine. > > > > > > > > Jock, was high on the scaffolding, the painting nearly done, when > > > > suddenly there was a horrendous clap of thunder. The sky opened, the > > > > rain poured down, washing away the thin paint from the church and > > > > knocking Jock off the scaffold to land on the lawn, among the > > > > gravestones, surrounded by telltale puddles of thin and useless paint. > > > > > > > > Jock was no fool; he knew this was judgment from the Almighty, so he >got > > > > on his knees and cried, " Oh, God! Forgive me! What should I do? " >and > > > > from the thunder, a mighty voice spoke.... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > (you're going to love this...) > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > ...... > > > > > > > > " Repaint, Repaint, and thin no more! " ><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <A >HREF= " http://explorer.msn.com " >http://explorer.msn.com</A> >--------------------<DIV> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 loved it .. thx sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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