Three Wise Men

In a small Southern town, there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets.

Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left. At a "Quik Stop" on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. She looked at me like I was dumber than dirt and said, "You darn Yankees never do read the Bible!"

I assured her that I did but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen in the Bible. She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking it in my face she said, "See, it says right here, 'The three wise men came from afar.'

Desperate Times

 by Kay Heitsch 

Yesterday we took a little road trip. On our way, we stopped at a rest area and I ran in to use the bathroom.

As I was walking into the building there were two ladies walking ahead of me. When we approached the women's restroom there was a sign that read, "Restroom closed for cleaning."

One lady looked at the other and announced, "If we can't find another women's restroom I'm going to identify as a man today." The other lady quickly agreed to do the same. I started to laugh but I was desperate and I chimed in, "Hey, I'm right behind ya!"

I love people and I meet some of the funniest strangers. Desperate times call for desperate matters. I'm happy to report we didn't need to identify as men yesterday.