Sleeping in Church


A man goes to the minister at his church. "Reverend, he

said, we have a problem. My wife keeps falling asleep

during your sermons. It's very embarrassing, not to

mention disrespectful. What can I do?"

"I've noticed this and have an idea if you are up to the

task," said the minister.

"Take this hat pin with you. I can see when Mrs. Jones

is sleeping and I will motion to you. When I motion, you

give her a good poke in the leg with the hat pin.

At church the following Sunday, Mrs. Jones dozed

off. Noticing this, the minister put his plan to work.

"And who made the ultimate sacrifice for you?" he said,
nodding to Mr. Jones.
"Jesus!" Mrs. Jones cried out as her husband jabbed her
in the leg with the sharp hat pin.
"Yes! You are correct, Mrs. Jones!" came the ministers

quick reply. Mrs. Jones then turned and glared angrily
at her husband.
Soon Mrs. Jones again nodded off. The minister noticed.

"Who is your redeemer?" he asked the congregation,

motioning to Mr. Jones.
"My God!' howled Mrs. Jones as she was stuck again

with the pin.
"Right again!" bellowed the minister, a slight grin on his

face.
Mrs. Jones again gave her husband a real hard threatening
glare.
Before long though she again nodded off. This time however

the minister did not notice. As he picked up the tempo of

his sermon, he made a few hand gestures that Mr. Jones
mistook as signals to sharply poke his wife with the hat pin
again.
The minister asked, "And what did Eve say to Adam after

she bore him his 99th son?
Mrs. Jones jumped up and shouted, "You stick that thing
in me one more time and I'll break it in half and shove it
where the sun don't shine!"
"Amen!" replied all the women in the congregation