Honorable Men

[TLCfromARK]

> > One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a
>river,
> > his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and
> > asked, "Why are you crying?"
> >
> > The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into water. The Lord
>went
> > down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe. "Is this your
>axe?"
> > the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "No."
> >
> > The Lord again went down and came up with a silver axe. "Is this your
> > axe?" the Lord asked. Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
> >
> > The Lord went down again and came up with an iron axe. "Is this your
>axe?"
> > the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
> >
> > The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes
> > to keep, and the woodcutter went home happily.
> >
> > One day while he was walking with his wife along the riverbank the
> > woodcutter's wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord
>again
> > appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
> >
> > "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!" The Lord went down into
>the
> > water and came up with Jamie Lee Curtis. "Is this your wife?" the Lord
> > asked. "Yes," cried the woodcutter.
> >
> > The Lord was furious. "You cheat! That is an untruth!"
> >
> > The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a
> > misunderstanding. You see, if I said 'no' to Jamie Lee Curtis, You
> > will come up with Meg Ryan. Then if I also say 'no' to her, You will
> > thirdly come up with my wife, and I will say 'yes,' and then all three
>will be
> > given to me. But Lord, I am a poor man and I will not be able to take
>care
> > of all three wives, so that's why I said yes this time."
> >
> > The moral of the story is whenever a man lies it is for an honorable
>and
> > useful reason.

 

[jfont]

It sounds like covering your but and making it sound good. LOL