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I like to start with something funny.

I heard about this minister that died.

He was standing in line at the pearly gates.

The man in front of him was dressed in a loud t-shirt, sunglasses, blue jeans.

St. Peter asked him his name.

He said, I'm Joe Cohen, Taxi cab driver, New York City.

Peter checked his list, handed him a gold staff, silk robe,

and said, welcome to heaven.

The minister stepped up, said, I'm Reverend Joseph Snow, pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral.

Peter checked the list, handed him a wooden staff, cotton robe.

He said, hey, wait, that couldn't be right.

Taxi cab driver got a gold staff, and this is all I get.

Peter said, sir, up here we work by results.

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