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Mar. 22nd, 2004 10:03 amA priest, a scientist, and an engineer are sentenced to death by guillotine.
The executioner asks the priest if he has a a last request. "My only request," says the priest, "is that I be executed facing up, so I can look toward heaven when I die." The executioner grants the request, pulls the rope...and the blade stops halfway.
"Act of God," says the executioner, and lets the priest go. "Next!"
The executioner asks the scientist if he has a last request. "I've always been an atheist," says the scientist, "and even though we're only working with a sample size of one, I think I'll attempt to follow the priest's example and ask to be facing up." The executioner grants the request, pulls the rope...and the blade stops halfway.
"Act of God," says the executioner, and lets the scientist go. "Next!"
The executioner asks the engineer if he has a last request. "Two for two doesn't sound bad," says the engineer. "I'd like to be facing up." The executioner grants the request. Just as the executioner is about to pull the rope, the engineer points to the blade and says, "Aha! I see what your problem is..."
The executioner asks the priest if he has a a last request. "My only request," says the priest, "is that I be executed facing up, so I can look toward heaven when I die." The executioner grants the request, pulls the rope...and the blade stops halfway.
"Act of God," says the executioner, and lets the priest go. "Next!"
The executioner asks the scientist if he has a last request. "I've always been an atheist," says the scientist, "and even though we're only working with a sample size of one, I think I'll attempt to follow the priest's example and ask to be facing up." The executioner grants the request, pulls the rope...and the blade stops halfway.
"Act of God," says the executioner, and lets the scientist go. "Next!"
The executioner asks the engineer if he has a last request. "Two for two doesn't sound bad," says the engineer. "I'd like to be facing up." The executioner grants the request. Just as the executioner is about to pull the rope, the engineer points to the blade and says, "Aha! I see what your problem is..."
