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Friday's Frippery

By Bill on July 10, 2009 | | Comments (13)
A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting in the long Line of Judgment.

As he stood there, he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through the pearly gates into Heaven. Others though, were led over to Satan, who threw them into the Fiery Pit. But every so often, instead of hurling a doomed soul into the fire, Satan would toss it off to one side onto a small pile.

After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him. He strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing.

"Excuse me, Mr. Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I couldn't help wondering -- why are you tossing those souls aside instead of flinging them into the Fires of Hell with the others?"

"Ah, those," Satan said with a groan.

"They're all from New England...

...and they're still too wet to burn."

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Tip o' the dented flight helmet to Chinaboy (who's a Maine-iac, and knows all about these things).

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By wolfwalker on July 10, 2009 1:43 PM
Dayum.  First time I've seen anybody make a successful joke out of how cold and wet this spring/summer has been Up Here. 
 
By BillT on July 10, 2009 2:24 PM
CB's good at that.

Remind me to post the Saga of the $20,000 Outhouse one of these days...
 
By Cassandra on July 10, 2009 2:54 PM
*rolling eyes*
 
By Maggie on July 10, 2009 4:27 PM
Ah....thanks for the clarification in the comments from WolfWalker.  It's a joke about the weth-ah.

Right, yeah, what was I thinking?  Um, never mind.
 
By Cricket on July 10, 2009 4:46 PM
No one from Seattle?
 
By BillT on July 10, 2009 5:03 PM
Nup. All that tofu makes their skin waterproof...
 
By FbL on July 10, 2009 8:30 PM
*Joining Cassandra*
 
By FbL on July 10, 2009 8:33 PM
Actually, it's been pretty cool down here in SoCal, too (though not damp).  It's July and we still haven't had to turn on the air conditioning.  Usually by now in the inland valleys we're getting highs in the low 90s and lows in the 70s.  Instead it's been low 80s to 50s.
 
By Boquisucio on July 10, 2009 9:05 PM
One thing I'm gonna miss is the cool ocean breeze we always get here by the College Area in San Diego.
 
By Cricket on July 12, 2009 1:31 PM
I miss Monterey County and Washington state.  No need for ac.  Although in Washington, the residents don't know what to do when there is full sun. 
 
By BillT on July 12, 2009 2:02 PM
Washington gets sun?
 
By Cricket on July 12, 2009 7:41 PM
I have seen it.  The effect is like a full moon. There are those who resist the lure of the sun, such as Sly and other normal people, but every once in awhile, full sun is heralded as an 'event.'  There are drumming circles, chants and Evergreen State College invites guest speakers to lecture on rare astronomical phenomena.  Starbucks' posts losses on those days, and there are emergency room visits for temporary blindness.
 
By Barb on July 12, 2009 11:03 PM

It rained here today, while we drove home from Portland. Pretty much the first rain in a few weeks.  We must have finally figured out how to catch it and ship it away - go figure.