Diplomacy
Humor
Why Didn't Noah Swat Both Mosquitoes?
Plus Other Humorous Stories For Clergy
One of the late Bishop Kenneth Shanblin's stories was about a
man who worked in a supermarket. One day a woman came to the
produce department and said she wanted a half-a-grapefruit. The
man said they didn't sell half-a-grapefruit. She insisted that
was what she wanted. He repeated what he had said. When she kept
insisting, he walked into the manager's office, not knowing that
she had followed him. He looked at the manager and said, "There's
a crazy lady out here who wants to buy half-a-grapefruit." And
then he realized that she was standing right beside him, so he
added, "And this lovely lady wants to buy the other half." She
left and went back to produce while he stood there talking to the
manager who said, "That's the fastest recovery I've ever seen in
my life. I have never seen quicker mental gymnastics. Where are
you from?" The clerk replied, "Baltimore -- the hometown of ugly
women and a great football team." The manager then said, "That's
interesting; my wife's from Baltimore." And the man said, "What
position does she play?"
Barry Bailey
man who worked in a supermarket. One day a woman came to the
produce department and said she wanted a half-a-grapefruit. The
man said they didn't sell half-a-grapefruit. She insisted that
was what she wanted. He repeated what he had said. When she kept
insisting, he walked into the manager's office, not knowing that
she had followed him. He looked at the manager and said, "There's
a crazy lady out here who wants to buy half-a-grapefruit." And
then he realized that she was standing right beside him, so he
added, "And this lovely lady wants to buy the other half." She
left and went back to produce while he stood there talking to the
manager who said, "That's the fastest recovery I've ever seen in
my life. I have never seen quicker mental gymnastics. Where are
you from?" The clerk replied, "Baltimore -- the hometown of ugly
women and a great football team." The manager then said, "That's
interesting; my wife's from Baltimore." And the man said, "What
position does she play?"
Barry Bailey

