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<blockquote data-quote="certherfbeef" data-source="post: 117384" data-attributes="member: 190"><p>A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man</p><p>> was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred</p><p>> to him that he was dead.</p><p>> He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside</p><p>> him had been dead for years. He wondered where the</p><p>> road was leading them.</p><p>> After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall</p><p>> along one side of the road. It looked like fine</p><p>> marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a</p><p>> tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.</p><p>> When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent</p><p>> gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and</p><p>> the street that led to the gate looked like pure</p><p>> gold.He and the dog walked toward the gate and as he</p><p>> got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.When he</p><p>> was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are</p><p>> we?"</p><p>> "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered.</p><p>></p><p>> "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man</p><p>> asked.</p><p>></p><p>> "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some</p><p>> ice water brought right up."The man gestured, and the</p><p>> gate began to open.</p><p>> "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in,</p><p>> too?" the traveler asked.</p><p>> "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."</p><p>></p><p>> The man thought a moment and then turned back toward</p><p>> the road and continued the way he had been going with</p><p>> his dog.</p><p>></p><p>> After another long walk, and at the top of another</p><p>> long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a</p><p>> farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed.</p><p>> There was no fence.</p><p>></p><p>> As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside,</p><p>> leaning against a tree and reading a book.</p><p>></p><p>> "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any</p><p>> water?"</p><p>> "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."</p><p>></p><p>> "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to</p><p>> the dog.</p><p>> "There should be a bowl by the pump."</p><p>> They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was</p><p>> an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.</p><p>></p><p>> The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long</p><p>> drink himself, then he gave some to the dog.</p><p>></p><p>> When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward</p><p>> the man who was standing by the tree.</p><p>> "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.</p><p>></p><p>> "This is Heaven," he answered.</p><p>> "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man</p><p>> down the road said that was Heaven, too."</p><p>></p><p>> "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and</p><p>> pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."</p><p>></p><p>> "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name</p><p>> like that?"</p><p>> "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks</p><p>> who would leave their best friends behind."</p><p>></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="certherfbeef, post: 117384, member: 190"] A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man > was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred > to him that he was dead. > He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside > him had been dead for years. He wondered where the > road was leading them. > After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall > along one side of the road. It looked like fine > marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a > tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. > When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent > gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and > the street that led to the gate looked like pure > gold.He and the dog walked toward the gate and as he > got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.When he > was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me, where are > we?" > "This is Heaven, sir," the man answered. > > "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man > asked. > > "Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some > ice water brought right up."The man gestured, and the > gate began to open. > "Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, > too?" the traveler asked. > "I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets." > > The man thought a moment and then turned back toward > the road and continued the way he had been going with > his dog. > > After another long walk, and at the top of another > long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a > farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. > There was no fence. > > As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, > leaning against a tree and reading a book. > > "Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any > water?" > "Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in." > > "How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to > the dog. > "There should be a bowl by the pump." > They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was > an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. > > The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long > drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. > > When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward > the man who was standing by the tree. > "What do you call this place?" the traveler asked. > > "This is Heaven," he answered. > "Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man > down the road said that was Heaven, too." > > "Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and > pearly gates? Nope. That's hell." > > "Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name > like that?" > "No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks > who would leave their best friends behind." > [/QUOTE]
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