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20 lines
937 B
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It seems that in this small mid-western town a minister was given gifts
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by his congregation. An eldery woman comes up to him and presents him
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with several home-baked pies. He graciously accepts her gifts and
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heads for home.
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Later on, he and his friends decide to try these pies only to find that
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they are possibly the worst examples of Man's cooking skills yet to be
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discovered. Try as they might, they could not stomache the goods and
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finally were forced to dump the entire lot into the garbage.
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At the next week's service, the minister was greeted by the eldery woman
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again who asked, "Sir, did you enjoy my pies? I made them especially for
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you.." Not wishing to hurt the poor woman's feelings, and yet wishing
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to stay to the true course set for him, what could he do? Finally,
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inspiration hits upon him.
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"Madam, as God is my witness, I can truly say that no pie like yours lasts
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long around our house."
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