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One for the fellas . . .
Howdie, I'm a distant cousin of Ron's, called Ronnie, from Minnesota.
Last year I decided to write a book about famous churches around the world. So I bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando, thinking that I would start by working across the USA from South to North. On the first day I was inside a church taking photographs when I noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". Being intrigued, I asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for. The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God. I thanked the priest and went on my way. Next stop was in Atlanta. There, at a very large cathedral, was the same golden telephone with the same sign under it. I naturally wondered if this was the same kind of telephone I saw in Orlando and asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She also said that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 anyone could talk to God. I thanked her and then traveled to Indianapolis, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. In every church was the same golden telephone with the same "$10,000 per call" sign under it.
Next, upon leaving Vermont I decided to travel to AUSTRALIA to visit my other cousin Ronnie, and to see if Australians had the same phone. On arrival in Australia, and again, in the first church I entered, there was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read "30 cents per call." Surprised, I asked the priest about the sign. "Father, I've traveled all over America and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in the US the price was $10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?" The priest answered, "You're in Australia now, son - it's a local call".
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