Some of you may have already read this one, but for some who might not have, here it is........it's still so funny every time I read it!
Pecans In The Cemetery
On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big old pecan tree that stood just inside the cemetery fence.
One day, two boys stopped and decided they would pick up a bucket full of the nuts. After they got all they wanted, they sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing them.......
'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me,'
As they counted, several dropped and rolled down by the edge of the fence.
Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle.
As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. He listened. Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'
Startled, he jumped back on his bike and took off! He just had to find somebody to tell!
Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along.
"Hey mister, come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I just heard!"
"Jesus and the devil are down at the cemetery and they're dividing up the souls!'
The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard enough for me to walk.'
The boy would not take no for an answer so, the old man finally agreed to go and hobbled slowly to the cemetery with him.
Standing by the fence, the old man was skeptical, but, sure enough, he heard voices too........'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'
The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's get a little closer and see if we can get a glimpse of the Lord!'
Both of them shaking with fear, they gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter......straining as hard as they could to see.
Then they heard something that made their hair stand on end!!!!
'Okay we're even.....now let's go get those nuts down by the fence and we'll be done.'............
They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.