A devilish truth about writing
A writer
died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell.
She decided to check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes.
"Oh my," said the writer. "Let me see heaven now."
A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she saw rows of writers, chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they, too, were whipped with thorny lashes.
"Wait a minute," said the writer. "This is just as bad as hell!"
"Oh no, it's not," replied an unseen voice. "Here, your work gets published."
She decided to check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes.
"Oh my," said the writer. "Let me see heaven now."
A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she saw rows of writers, chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they, too, were whipped with thorny lashes.
"Wait a minute," said the writer. "This is just as bad as hell!"
"Oh no, it's not," replied an unseen voice. "Here, your work gets published."
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Not to put anyone off or anything...!
Ez
The great big heavy wooden doors opened and they entered a huge banqueting hall. complete with enormous tables heavily laden with wonderful goodies to eat. But the tables were surrounded with people who were in great distress, starving, desperate people. Attached to their hands were chopsticks, giant chopsticks six feet long. And the starving people were making endless frantic attempts to carry the food from the table to their mouths, six feet away...
'Ok' said the Korean soldier 'I have seen enough, will you take me to heaven now please?'
They arrived at the pearly gates, which opened onto a similar banqueting scene. But the people were laughing and clearly well fed. 'Huh, no chopsticks I assume?' said the soldier after a very quick glance. 'Look again' said St Peter. 'The same food, the same chopsticks but people here have learned to help each other - so everyone is happy.'
She turns off the radio and thinks: I wonder what the other two were?
So Bill Gates dies and ends up standing in front of St Peter who is scratching his head
"Bill, I just don't know where to put you. On one hand you worked very hard to put a computer in every home. On the other you came up with that dredful Windows! I'll let you pick"
So they go to hell first and it's very surprising. Lots of beautiful people running around on a beach with good food.
"Wow" says Bill "Didn't see that coming. If that's Hell I can't wait to see heaven!"
So they get to heaven and its all clouds and angels and harp music.
"Well" says Bill "This is nice too but not as nice as Hell oddly. I can't believe I'm saying this but I'll go with hell."
So St Peter drops him down and its hot and horrible with whips and fire.
"Hey!" says Bill "This isn't what you showed me."
"Sorry" says St Peter "That must have been the screensaver."
Terrible I know. :)
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