Three blondes died and found themselves standing before St. Peter. He told them that before they could enter the Kingdom of Heaven, they had to tell him what Easter was.
The first blonde said, "Easter is the holiday where they have a big feast, give thanks and eat turkey."
St. Peter rolled his eyes, said, "Blondes!" and banished her to Hell.
The second blonde said, "Easter is when we celebrate the birth of Jesus and exchange gifts."
St. Peter said, "Wrong," and he banished her to Hell. St. Peter looked at the third blonde and said, "OK ... Tell me."
She said, "Easter is a Christian holiday that coincides with the Jewish festival of Passover. Jesus was having Passover feast with His disciples when he was betrayed by Judas, and the Romans arrested him. The Romans hung Him on the cross and eventually He died. Then they buried Him in a tomb behind a very large boulder."
St. Peter was surprisingly impressed. "Verrrrry good," he said.
The blonde continued, "Now every year, they roll away the boulder, and Jesus comes out. If he sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of basketball."
St. Peter fainted.
Don't blame me. Blame Ann.
First time I heard this joke was about a church hiring a new priest from Harvard Divinity School! hah! (my alma mater)
ReplyDeleteAnn, I know the question is impolite, but were you a blond? :-)
ReplyDeleteYes -- until my late teens - see the pix on my FB photo page
ReplyDeleteIn the version I have heard, they are three Italians, and the punch line is: "But if he see his shadow!"
ReplyDeleteOrmonde, thank you for another take on the joke. The jokes that make the rounds in emails and on the internet usually have more than one version.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with this joke is that St Peter would invite the blondes through to the VIP room where the real party was going on, wouldn't he?
ReplyDeleteCathy, of course!
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