Subject: Miss Bea

Miss Bea, the church organist, was in her eighties and
had never been
married. She was much admired for her sweetness and
kindness to all.

The pastor came to call on her one afternoon early in
the spring, and she
welcomed him into her Victorian parlor. She invited
him to have a seat while she prepared some tea.

As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young
minister noticed a cut glass
bowl sitting on top of it, filled with water. In the
water floated, of all
things, a condom. Imagine his shock and surprise!
Imagine his curiosity!
Surely Miss Bea had flipped or something...!

When she returned with tea and cookies, they began to
chat. The pastor tried
to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and
its strange floater, but
soon it got the better of him, and he could resist no
longer.

Miss Bea," he asked, "I wonder if you would tell me
about this? "(pointing to the bowl).

"Oh, yes," she replied, "isn't
it wonderful? I was
walking downtown last
fall and I found this little
package on the ground.
The directions said to
put it on the organ,
keep it wet, and it would prevent
disease. And you know... I haven't had
a cold all winter."
SO .... for those of you who haven't had a flu shot......