Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watnot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!amholden From: amholden@watnot.UUCP (amholden) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: painting churches Message-ID: <11349@watnot.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 10:11:16 EST Article-I.D.: watnot.11349 Posted: Tue Nov 12 10:11:16 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 07:06:42 EST Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 28 There was this small church near Hastings, Ontario that was in need of a paint job. The board decided to contract someone to do the job and put an ad in the newspaper. The board received several replies, most of which were quoting about $2000 for the job, but ther was one for $300 and the board decided to check this one out. There person was in his mid-fifties and looked competent so the board decided to hire him. The man was painting away merrily when he realizes at the half way point that he doesn't have enough paint. He (Phred) got out his paint thinner and dumped some in. when Phred was 3/4 of the way done he had the same problem so he dumped in more thinner. Now he only had one more 30 cm bit to do on the steeple but he was almost out of paint. He dumped in the last of his thinner and barely finished the job. At that point a rain storm appeared and washed all the paint away. A loud booming voice from above said "REPAINT! REPAINT! AND THIN NO MORE!" amh. die young and be poor!