Midweek Humor
A writer dies and arrives at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter says, “We offer a special deal to writers here. You can choose whether you go to Heaven or Hell. Let’s look at Hell first.”
He leads the author downstairs, and opens the door to a large room, where a number of writers toil away at word processors. They are scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, a devil comes along and whacks them with a whip.
“This isn’t very pleasant,” says the writer. “Let’s see what Heaven looks like.”
St. Peter leads him up to Heaven, and opens a door to a large room precisely like the first one. Here also a large number of writers sit hunched over word processors, scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, an angel comes along and whacks them with a whip.
“I don’t get it,” says the writer. “What’s the difference between Heaven and Hell?”
“The difference,” says St. Peter, “is that here you get published.”
He leads the author downstairs, and opens the door to a large room, where a number of writers toil away at word processors. They are scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, a devil comes along and whacks them with a whip.
“This isn’t very pleasant,” says the writer. “Let’s see what Heaven looks like.”
St. Peter leads him up to Heaven, and opens a door to a large room precisely like the first one. Here also a large number of writers sit hunched over word processors, scowling and sweating. Whenever they pause, an angel comes along and whacks them with a whip.
“I don’t get it,” says the writer. “What’s the difference between Heaven and Hell?”
“The difference,” says St. Peter, “is that here you get published.”
Ah, that elusive acceptance letter....I can't tell you how many rejection letters I've had for my work...so many, 'close but no cigar's'!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, so THAT's what's meant by publish or perish! Clever!
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