Apologies

Sorry to anyone who has come here today in search of fresh bloggerel. A combination of busy-ness, a lousy headache and tiredness left me bereft of inspiration.

So, here’s a joke instead.

A Baptist Minister realized that his church had never received a donation from the church’s wealthiest member. He went to see him…

“Our records shows that out of a yearly income of at least £400,000, you have nver given anything to this church. Inwas wondering if you’d like to do so now. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”

The wealthy man mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your records also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?”

Embarrassed, the Minister mumbled, “Um … no.”

The man interrupts, “or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”

The forlorn Minister began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again.

“or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident,” the man’s voice rising in indignation, “leaving her penniless with three children?!”

The humiliated Minister, completely beaten, said simply, “I had no idea…”

On a roll, the wealthy man cut him off once again, “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”