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H-townbenzoboy · #49 09-12-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

It's a repeat of the classic story, repeated on an episode of "The West Wing" with Karl Malden:

Bartlet: I know it's hard to believe, but I prayed for wisdom.

Father Cavanaugh: And none came?

Bartlet: It never has. And I'm a little pissed off about that.

Father Cavanaugh:You know, you remind me of the man that lived by the river. He heard a radio report that the river was going to rush up and flood the town. And that all the residents should evacuate their homes. But the man said, “I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me.”

The waters rose up. A guy in a row boat came along and he shouted, “Hey, hey you! You in there. The town is flooding. Let me take you to safety.” But the man shouted back, “I’m religious. I pray. God loves me. God will save me.”

A helicopter was hovering overhead. And a guy with a megaphone shouted, “Hey you, you down there. The town is flooding. Let me drop this ladder and I’ll take you to safety.” But the man shouted back that he was religious, that he prayed, that God loved him and that God will take him to safety.

Well... the man drowned. And standing at the gates of St. Peter, he demanded an audience with God. “Lord,” he said, “I’m a religious man, I pray. I thought you loved me. Why did this happen?” God said, “I sent you a radio report, a helicopter, and a guy in a rowboat. What the hell are you doing here?” [pause]

He sent you a priest, a rabbi, and a Quaker, Mr. President. Not to mention his son, Jesus Christ. What do you want from him?

Nice!

There's one dude down in Surfside, TX who won't leave his home. He's stayed on his porch saying that he won't leave. Now, it has NOT rained yet, but the storm surge is starting to come in, and they can't get out to the guy. They're getting pissed because now folks are saying "rescue me PLEASE!!!" After they had nearly a week of preparation time, days to evacuate, now they want out. They want other folks to put their lives in danger because they were too stupid to heed warnings. Now, they're stuck on roofs, and the winds are too high to send in rescue teams. Advice to them from officials? Write your social security number in black permanent marker on your arm so they can I.D. your body after the storm.