The Pearly Gates
A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.
Saint Peter addresses this guy:
- Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?
The guy replies:
- I'm Joe Cohen, taxi-driver, of Noo Yawk City.
Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the taxi-driver:
- Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The taxi-driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and it's the minister's turn. He stands erect and booms out:
- I am Joseph Snow, pastor of Saint Mary's for the last forty-three years.