The Bell Ringer
Okay, there was this pastor at a church, and the man who had been
the church's bell-ringer for the past 30 years retires. So, the pastor
puts a sign in the front stained-glass window advertising the job
opening for a new bell-ringer. The next day, a man comes into the
pastor's study and says he'd like to apply for a job. So, the
pastor decides to give him a try-out. The go up into the steeple,
and the pastor tells the guy, "Ok, it's 9 o'clock. Let's see what
you've got." The man takes a few steps back, gets a running start,
and slams his face into the bell, producing a loud "BONG" from the
bell. He repeats this 8 more times. The pastor is amazed at this
unusual technique, and gives him the job. So, the man stays up in
the bell tower waiting for the 10 o'clock ringing, and the pastor goes
back down to his study.
At 10 o'clock sharp, the pastor hears the bell ringing, "Bong, Bong,
Bong, Bong, Aaiiiieeeeee!" Shortly, another man comes running into
the pastor's study and frantically tells the pastor that the new
bell-ringer has just fallen out of the steeple and landed on the pavement
below. The pastor runs out to the sidewalk, where the police are just
arriving. The detective on the scene walks over to the pastor and asks
him if he knows who the man is. The pastor replies, "Well, I don't
remember his name, but his face rings a bell..."
The Bell Ringer, Part 2
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