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<DIV><FONT color=#ff8000>I would have to repond that this is a brand of humor
common among Christians, either children who get an amusingly extreme message
from a Scripture lesson, or hear a pun without realizing it is a pun. (For
instance, "Pontius the Pilot" for "The Flight Into Egypt," or "Gladly the
Cross-Eyed Bear"). Did you know that the deity has two first names, Andy
and Howard? These come from the hymn, Andy Walks With Me, Andy Talks With Me
(the words are really "and he walks with me") -- and from the prayer "Our Father
who art in heaven, Howard be thy name." So the child takes Jonah's call to
prophesy, and gets the idea that ANY grown man who does not accept such a
mission WILL be swallowed by a fish. Such jokes help us to remember that we
really don't know as much as we pretend we do.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff8000>Siarlys</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:24:07 -0500 "Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies
List" <<A href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</A>>
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=207371722-14112005><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Am I
missing something? I presume the "swallowed by a big fish" is a
reference to Jonah, but why would he think that he has to be a missionary to
avoid that fate?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
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<DIV>I was talking to one of my neighbors yesterday and he told the
following:</DIV>
<DIV>He was talking with his grandson who lives in Conn. and asked him what he
wanted to be when he grew up. The boy replied that he thought he wanted
to be a missionary. Surprised because the boy is only 5, the man told
his grandson that was wonderful, but, asked why he wanted to be a
missionary. The boy replied, "Because, I don't want to be swallowed by a
big fish!"</DIV>
<DIV>Cracked us both up.</DIV>
<DIV>Frank</DIV>
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