[lfjokes] he gets silken robes and a gold staff

[Adam Shand]

From: Colin Dabritz <avc_mapmaster at hotmail.com>

A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him
is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket and
jeans. Saint Peter addresses him, "Who are you, so that I may know whether
or not to admit you into the Kingdom of Heaven?"

The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, from New York."

Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi driver,
"Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

Now it's the minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out, "I am the
Right Reverend Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last
forty-three years."

Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the minister, "Take this cotton
robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

"Just a minute," says the minister. "That man was a taxi driver and he
gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be?"

"Up here, we work by results," explains Saint Peter. "While you preached,
people slept; while he drove, people prayed."