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A joke for you lovely Northerners :-))))

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Annina

Annina Report 8 Jun 2009 21:10

Derbyshire, DERBYSHIRE.

DAVE B

DAVE B Report 19 May 2008 10:20

Surely Gods little acre is right here on the gulf stream in Sunny Manchester?
Davex

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 17 May 2008 21:17

thats deffo yorkshire xx

John

John Report 17 May 2008 21:16

Not so loud Saints - God is watching !!!!! lol

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 May 2008 21:15

Sunshine Bear - it's no joke hun, it's true

Saints Alive

Saints Alive Report 17 May 2008 21:13

Well at least nobody has complained about this joke yet !!!!!!!!!!!!

Twizzle

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 May 2008 20:55

Everyone knows that 'Devon is Heaven'.

We've still got the Red Phone Boxes to prove it. No mistake!

John

John Report 17 May 2008 20:52

No. No, 'Saints' failed to tell you that the priest had a Yorkshire accent....lol.. John

unsub

unsub Report 17 May 2008 20:51

Defo Wales, and I know cuz I first heard that joke at a Max Boyce concert!

xx

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 May 2008 20:48

all wrong I'm afraid, definitely Wales, couldn't be anywhere else now could it - c'mon, be honest!!!!! You know it makes sense

Ann XXX

John

John Report 17 May 2008 20:48

You leave 'Saints' Alone , she knows what she's talking about....lol John....

Dermot

Dermot Report 17 May 2008 20:45

Devon surely?

TOR

TOR Report 17 May 2008 20:43

You got that wrong............ It's not Yorkshire

It's Lancashire. pmsl

John

John Report 17 May 2008 20:43

That was good 'Saints', me coming from there - That was very good... Cheers.. lol John

Saints Alive

Saints Alive Report 17 May 2008 20:24

> Direct line
>
> An American took a trip to Rome. On his first day he was in
> a church when he noticed a golden telephone on the wall with a sign that
> read $10,000 per call.
> He asked a priest what the telephone was used for. The priest
> replied that it was a direct line to Heaven and that for $10,000 you
> could talk to God.
> The American thanked the priest and went along his way.
>
> His next stop was in Moscow. At a large cathedral he saw the
> same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He asked a nun what
> its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to Heaven and
> that for $10,000 he could talk to God.
> 'OK. Thank you,' said the American.
>
> He then travelled to France, Israel, Germany and Brazil. In
> every church he saw the same golden telephone with a '$10,000 per call'
> sign under it.
>
> The American finally decided to go to the UK to see if the
> British had the same telephone. He arrived in York and again, in the
> Minster, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign
> under it read '20p per call'.
>
> The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the
> sign. 'Reverend, I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this
> same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is
> a direct line to heaven, but everywhere I went the price was
> $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'
>
> The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Yorkshire now son.
> It's a local call.'
>