God makes light shine out of darkness. He hides his greatest treasure--his own glory shining in the face of Jesus--in the hearts of his people,fragile and simple as clay jars. It reminds us that the power is not from us, but from God. As I dip my quill (electronic though it may be) to write this blog, the title Clay Inkpot reminds me where the power and wisdom come from. If what you read has no merit, that's where bits of me have flaked off and muddied the ink.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
At an intergalactic bar in the Delta Quadrant
Bartender: Wow, you look like you've had a rough day. Can I get you something to drink?
Sphere: A rough week, actually. I'll have a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster. Make it a double.
Bartender (mixing the drink): What happened, man?
Sphere: I got demoted. You'd think 76 years on the job would give me seniority, but NO!
Bartender: You can always get another gig, can't you?
Sphere: You don't even recognize me, do you? (Sphere starts to cry)
Bartender (hands over a cocktail napkin. Sphere wipes his face on it): Um, I know I've seen you before, but I can't place your name.
Sphere: It's PLUTO! Pluto. I used to be a planet, but now... now I'm just a dwarf.
Bartender: That stinks. Well, look at the bright side-- at least now you can be king of the dwarves!
Pluto (bursting into tears): Oh, the humility of it all! No, I can't even be king of the dwarves. Turns out they gave that position to 2003 UB313-- Xena. Whaa-a-a! If they melted off all her ice, she'd be way smaller than me.
Bartender (patting Pluto's shoulder): There, there. That's the same argument Texas has used for years, but Alaska is still the biggest state. I'm afraid you'll just have to get used to your new position.
Pluto: Solar system restructuring stinks. Get me another drink.
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Did you make this up? It's hilarious! I'm not saying you're not funny, or anything, I've just never read anything you've written that is like this.
I love the Texas/Alaska joke thrown in.
Have a good day, Patty. Thanks for keeping on writing.
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