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Thread: John Paul II arrives in Heaven
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Simon
Editor
# 1
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Joke submitted by Esmeralda:
Pope John Paul II gets to Heaven. St Peter says, "Frankly, you're lucky to be here."
JPII says, "Why? What did I do wrong on earth?"
St Peter: "God was very angry with your stance on women becoming priests."
JPII: "He's mad about THAT?"
St Peter: "She's furious."
[ 10. August 2005, 15:05: Message edited by: Simon ]
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Gauk
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# 1125
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Many variants on this.
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quantpole
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Trying to make a point rather than trying to be funny. Not offensive.
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Craigmaddie
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It's the first joke on this board that I've actually laughed out at. I likes it...
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Zeke
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It is hilarious to me, who definitely think women can have a calling just as men can. The idea that JPII could get to heaven and find out that God Herself is a woman cracks me up. That the tables are turned on this man who in most other ways was saintly and devout is I think what makes it funny.
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If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? --Benjamin Franklin
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Nicolemr
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# 28
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i've never seen this varient of this joke, but i can name several others that play on upsetting the expectation that god is male/white/straight/christian or etc. (the simplist being the buttons that say "god is coming, and boy is she pissed") its ok, but somehow to me seems to drawn out for the simplicity of the punchline. it should be snappier.
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The Lady of the Lake
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# 4347
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It's alright, but only really funny if you tend to automatically see God as female. Most people don't.
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John Donne
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# 220
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Well, no, I don't think so! I think God transcends gender, and found the joke amusing. But I will throw the odd 'She' around to be mischievous or provocative (I notice Mousethief does to ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ): gives that little frisson of unpredictability, which is why this joke works I think.
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