The Deacon and the Preacher
There once was this deacon and this preacher, and they had been friends for a long time. One day the deacon got sick and was put in the hospital, so the preacher decided to go and see his old friend.
When he walked into the hospital room, the preacher noticed all the hoses and medical equipment attached to the deacon. The preacher walked over and kneeled by the bed and asked, ''How ya doing?''
The deacon motioned at a pad and pen on the nightstand. ''You want that?'' the preacher asked him, and the deacon nodded his head yes. So the preacher handed his friend the pad and pen and the deacon began to write. All of a sudden the deacon died.
At his funeral, the preacher was asked to deliver the service. ''He was a good man and I'll never forget him,'' the preacher said, ''I was with him when he died and as a matter of fact I have his last thought in my coat pocket here.''
The preacher reaches into his pocket and pulls out the paper. ''Please, get up! You're kneeling on my oxygen hose!''
2006-08-23 08:24:30 · 10 answers · asked by aimeemay 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
oh thats so sad. its dark humor,some people find that funny
2006-08-23 08:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the embarassment the Preacher must have felt when he realized that he himself was the cause of the deacon's death, and because the cause of the deacon's death was an action easily overlooked, yet so critical.
2006-08-23 08:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by Black Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of humour is based on leading you to expect something, then delivering something different, or in changing your view of some earlier part of the story. In this case, it leads you to believe that his last thought is going to be something profound, and instead it is a frantic cry for help that changes your understanding of what happened in the hospital room.
The humour of this "switch" is then backed up by your embarrassment at realising you are laughing at someone dying.
2006-08-23 10:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by DragonLadyBlue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that is kinda sad if it really did happen.But the preacher didn't realize he might have killed him when he read the note.It is not funny if it really did happen.If its a joke that is kinda wrong for a person to joke like that cause it might happen to you
2006-08-23 08:34:17 · answer #4 · answered by cjmccreery4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a cute clean joke.
2006-08-23 08:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by kimmysue62 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say it's hilarious but a cute joke.
2006-08-23 08:30:37 · answer #6 · answered by mageta8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beats me, who told you it was funny? Because if someone says it's funny, it must be...right?
2006-08-23 08:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by derstrudelmonkey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that was pretty funny. Do you have another?
2006-08-23 08:32:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, that is a good one, its all in the delivery
2006-08-23 08:30:09 · answer #9 · answered by chavito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nice clean joke, like it, thanks.
2006-08-23 08:33:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋