"What Is Easter?"         Mar 30, 1998

Before you shoot me down for "moral degradation," 
please take into consideration that several versions of this joke 
were sent to me by several of my Christian subscribers.  Perhaps,
it would work better as a blonde joke?

LadyHawke
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"What Is Easter?"

Three stupid "guys"... {insert your favorite minority to insult here.  
I'll use "guys" as a default just for fun.}  So, three stupid guys just 
died and are at the pearly gates of heaven. St. Peter tells them that 
they can enter the gates if they can answer one simple question.

St. Peter asks the first man, "What is Easter?"

The man replies, "Oh, that's easy, it's the holiday in November 
when everyone gets together, eats turkey, and is thankful..."

"WRONG," replies St. Peter, and proceeds to ask the second man 
the same question, "What is Easter?"

The second man replies, "No, Easter is the holiday in December 
when we put up a nice tree, exchange presents, and celebrate the 
birth of Jesus."

St. Peter looks at the second man, shakes his head in disgust, 
looks at the third man and repeats, "What is Easter?"

"I know what Easter is. Easter is the Christian holiday that 
coincides with the Jewish celebration of Passover. Jesus and his 
disciples were eating at the last supper, and he was later deceived 
and turned over to the Romans by one of his disciples."

St. Peter smiles approvingly.  The third man continues,

"The Romans took Jesus to be crucified.  He was stabbed in the 
side, made to wear a crown of thorns, and was hung on a cross. 
He was buried in a nearby cave which was sealed off by a large 
bolder. Every year the boulder is moved aside so that Jesus can 
come out, and if he sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks 
of winter."