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Friday, August 18, 2006

[nilesfunnies] Fw: An example of bibliomancy


An example of bibliomancy

A very American joke, but I liked it:

A successful businessman suddenly found his business going down the
drain. Contemplating suicide, he went to his minister for advice.

The minister says "Take a beach chair and a Bible and put them in your
car and drive down to the edge of the ocean. Go to the water's edge.
Take the beach chair out of the car, sit on it, take the Bible out, and
open it up. The wind will riffle the pages for awhile and eventually the
Bible will stay open at a particular page. Read the first words on the
page and they will tell you what to do."

The man did as he was told. Three months later the man and his family
came back to see the minister. They appeared prosperous and beaming.

The man handed the minister a thick envelope full of money as a donation
to the church, in gratitude for his advice. Naturally he asked, "Just
what were the first words on that page?"

The man replied: "Chapter 11".

(NB, Chapter 11 is the United States Bankruptcy code)