Since JJ mentioned Seattle, it got me thinking about when I first moved to Oregon to go to college. For those of you that haven't visited the Pacific NW, Oregonians truly despise Californians. Even though I got my degree from Oregon State, which I think makes me an honorary Oregonian, I still used to get heckled by some of the old-timers. I picked up this joke for self-defense, and it was recently in Reader's Digest, so now I know it's actually funny.
A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting at the Pearly Gates. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through into heaven. Others, though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit. Every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile. After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him. So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing.
"Excuse me, Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead of flinging them into the fires of hell with the others?"
"Ah, those...," Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Oregon, they're too wet to burn."
A curious fellow died one day and found himself waiting at the Pearly Gates. As he stood there he noticed that some souls were allowed to march right through into heaven. Others, though, were led over to Satan who threw them into the burning pit. Every so often, instead of hurling a poor soul into the fire, Satan would toss a soul off to one side into a small pile. After watching Satan do this several times, the fellow's curiosity got the best of him. So he strolled over and asked Satan what he was doing.
"Excuse me, Prince of Darkness," he said. "I'm waiting in line for judgment, but I couldn't help wondering, why are you tossing those people aside instead of flinging them into the fires of hell with the others?"
"Ah, those...," Satan said with a groan. "They're all from Oregon, they're too wet to burn."