Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Permanent Position

A man was offered a rouble a month by his community council to stand at the outskirts of town so that, when the time came, there would be someone present to greet and welcome the Messiah. He accepted the position. When a friend said to him, 'But the pay is so low!', the man replied, 'That's true; on the other hand, the job is permanent.

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