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                                                                    other if there was indeed life after death –
                                                                    if reincarnation was true.
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                                                                    made contact:
                                                                    “Marion ... Marion?”
                                                                    “Is that you, Bob?”
                         I                                          “Yes, I’ve come back like we agreed.”
                             receive a lot of emails about heaven where, I
                             suppose, we all want to go. But, like Vosloosburg,
                                                                    “That’s wonderful! What’s it like?”
                                                                    “Well, I get up in the morning, I make love. I then have
                             nobody is really sure where it is. And as I am away
                             at present frolicking on the beach in my Speedo
                                                                    again, bask in the warm sun and then make love a
                          on the North Coast, I have some time to share some   breakfast and then off to the golf course. I make love
                          of the stories about heaven sent to me by readers over   couple of more times. Then I have lunch (you’d be
                          the years.                                proud – I eat lots of greens). Another romp around
                                                                    the golf course, then pretty much making love for the
                          Long ago, says Des Adam in Bedfordview, a woman,   rest of the afternoon. After supper, it’s back to the golf
                          Ethel, went to a séance and managed to contact her   course. Then a bit more hanky panky before I catch
                          husband. She called out in a tremulous voice, “Hello   some much needed sleep. Next day, back on the golf
                          Bert, is that you?”                       course...”
                          “Yes dear.”                               “Oh, Bob, so you’re in Heaven?”
                          “Are you happy, Bert?”                    “No, I’m a rabbit on Dainfern Golf Course.”
                          “Yes dear.”
                          “Are you happier than when you were with me, Bert?”  ARE THERE LAWYERS IN HEAVEN?
                          “Yes dear.”                               A teacher, a dustbin man and a lawyer reach heaven.
                          “Oh. (Somewhat hurt) Well, heaven must be a nice   St Peter was in a bad mood for heaven was full. He
                          place then, hey?”                         said they must pass a test to get through the gates. He
                          “I’m not in heaven, Ethel.”               asks the teacher, “What was the name of the ship that
                                                                    hit an iceberg and sunk?”
                          Linda M Smith told me some time back about a couple   The teacher says, “The Titanic”.  St Peter lets him
                          – Myrtle and Joe - who had been married for over   through.
                          50 years. Then Myrtle died. A couple of months later   He turns to the dustbin man, and thinking his smell
                          Joe died. As Joe went through the Pearly Gates he saw   PLJKW RIIHQG WKH DQJHOV  KH DVNV D GLIÀFXOW RQH  ´+RZ
                          Myrtle running towards him. Joe shouted, “Hold your   many died on the Titanic?”
                          horses my dear! The deal was very clear: ‘Until death   The dustbin man says: “1 228” and St Peter lets him
                          do us part’!”                             in.
                                                                    St Peter then turns to the Lawyer: “Name them.”
                          This prompted a friend to send me another story about   “Not just now, ta.”
                          heaven. He told me of a couple who made a deal that
                                                                    Johannesburg city centre. A hot-gospeller is preaching
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                                                                    that vile stuff you are drinking. Come and be saved. All
                                                                    those who want to go to heaven stand over here.”
                                                                    “You sir! Why be the odd one out? Come and join us.”
                                                                    “Not intereshted!” says the tipsy hobo.
                                                                    “You don’t want to go to heaven?”
                                                                    “Nope!”
                                                                    “So when you die, you want to rot in hell?”
                                                                    “Oh, when I die? Thatsh different. I thought you were
                                                                    making up a load right now.”


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