Caroga Phone
Call
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A man decided to write a book about churches across the United States.
First, the man visits a
church in California.
During his tour of the
magnificent building he sees a
golden telephone on a wall
with a sign that reads
$10,000 a minute. Intrigued,
he asks about the phone
and learns that the golden
phone is a direct
line to
Heaven that can be used to
talk directly to God.
Next, the man visits a
church in Utah.
Again, he notices exactly
the same type of phone,
with exactly the same sign
on it. Sure enough, upon
inquiry, he discovers that
it is a direct line
to Heaven
and can be used to
talk directly to God.
Continuing through many
other states,
he finds the same phone
with the same sign
and is told the same story,
until, finally,
upon arriving in Caroga,
lo and behold, he
sees the usual golden telephone with
a
different sign. This
time, the sign reads
"calls
25 cents."
He quickly finds a local
and says to him,
"I have been in cities
all across the country,
and in each church I found
this golden telephone,
was told that it was a
direct line to Heaven
and that I could talk to
God, but, in all the
other churches across the
country,
it was $10,000.00 a
minute.
Your sign reads 25 cents
a call. Why?"
The local smiles at him
and says
"My son, that's very
easy to explain.
You see, you're in Caroga
Lake now and, of course,
it's a local call
from here."