Louie and the Bibles

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A pastor concluded that his church was getting into serious
financial troubles.

While checking the church storeroom, he discovered several
cartons of new bibles that had never been opened and distributed.
So at his Sunday sermon, he asked for three volunteers from the
congregation who would be willing to sell the bibles door-to-door
for $10 each to raise the desperately needed money for the church.

Jack, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to volunteer for the
task. The minister knew that Jack and Paul earned their living as
salesmen and were likely capable of selling some bibles. But he had
serious doubts about Louie who was a local farmer, who had always
kept to himself because he was embarrassed by his speech impediment.

Poor Louis stuttered badly. But, not wanting to discourage
Louis the minister decided to let him try anyway.

He sent the three of them away with the back seat of their cars
stacked with bibles.

He asked them to meet with him and report the results of their
door-to-door selling efforts the following Sunday.

Eager to find out how successful they were, the minister immediately asked
Jack, 'Well, Jack, how did you make out selling bibles last week. Proudly
handing the reverend an envelope, Jack replied, 'Using my sales prowess,
I was able to sell 20 bibles, and here's the $200 I collected on behalf of the
church.'

'Fine job, Jack!' The minister said, vigorously shaking his hand.
'You are indeed a fine salesman and the Church is indebted to you.'

Turning to Paul, 'And Paul, how many bibles did you sell for
the church last week?'

Paul, smiling and sticking out his chest, confidently replied,'
I am a professional salesman. I sold 28 bibles on behalf of the
church and here's $280 I collected.'

The minister responded, 'That's absolutely splendid, Paul. You
are truly a professional salesman and the church is also indebted to you.'

Apprehensively, the minister turned to Louie and said, 'And
Louie did you manage to sell any bibles last week?' Louie silently offered
the minister a large envelope.

The minister opened it and counted the contents. 'What is this?' the minister
exclaimed. 'Louie, there's $3200 in here! Are you suggesting that you sold
320 bibles for the church, door to door, in just one week?'

Louie just nodded. That's impossible!' both Jack and Paul said in unison.
We are professional salesmen, yet you claim to have sold 10 times as many
bibles as we could'.

'Yes, this does seem unlikely,' the minister agreed. 'I think you'd better
explain how you managed to accomplish this, Louie.'

Louie shrugged. 'I-I-I re-re-really do-do-don't kn-kn-know f-f-f-for
sh-sh-sh-sure,' he stammered.

Impatiently, Paul interrupted. 'For crying out loud, Louie,
just tell us what you said to them when they answered the door!'

'A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was,' Louis replied ,
'W-w-w-w-would y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to b-b-b-buy
th-th-th-this b-b-b-b-bible f-f-for t-t-ten b-b-b-bucks
o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you j-j-j-just l-like m-m-me
t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here and r-r-r-r-r-read it t- to y-y-you??'

 

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So funny it made me log in at a weekend

 

That's a cracker Freddy