An oldie but goodie.
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A wealthy man nearing the end of his life was distraught because he had worked so hard for his money, and he wanted to take it with him when he died. He prayed and asked God about it.
“Sorry,” said God. “Rules are rules.”
But the man begged and pleaded, and eventually God gave in.
“All right, you win,” said God. “I’ll make an exception. You can bring one suitcase.”
Overjoyed, the man took his largest suitcase, filled it with gold bars, and set it beside his bed.
Soon afterward, the man died and arrived at the gates of heaven. St. Peter welcomed him, but when he saw the suitcase he said, “You can’t bring that in here.”
The man explained that he had special permission from God. St. Peter was skeptical, but went to check the story out. After a few minutes he returned.
“You’re right,” he said. “God says you’re allowed one suitcase. But I’ll have to check its contents before letting it through.”
St. Peter opened the suitcase to inspect the worldly goods that the man had considered too precious to leave behind, and said in astonishment, “You brought pavement?”
bluebird of bitterness 
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Thank you for reblogging. 🙂
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Omg I am giggling so hard here, this one had a great setup.
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You made me LLOL!
(That stands for Literally Laugh Out Loud, which I did not know until earlier today.)
😀
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I didn’t know it until just now, so thanks for passing it along! 😀
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Never let it be said that you can’t find useful information on this site.
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A smile and a hearty laugh are always useful! Many thanks for your daily day-brighteners 😀
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Ah-ha-ha! Love it!!
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LOL! Great punch line 🙂
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Good one!! I put it on face book.
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Thanks Eileen. ♥️
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