One day Mrs. Jones went to have a talk with the minister at the local church:
- Reverend, I have a problem--my husband keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It's very embarrassing. What should I do? - she said.
- I have an idea - said the minister.
- Take this hatpin with you. I will be able to tell when Mr. Jones is sleeping, and I will motion to you at specific times. When I motion, you give him a good poke in the leg.
In church the following Sunday, Jones dozed off. Noticing this, the preacher put his plan to work. - And who lay made the ultimate sacrifice for you? - he said, nodding to Mrs. Jones.
- Jesus! - Jones cried as his wife jabbed him the leg with the hatpin.
- Yes, you are right, Mr. Jones - said the minister. Soon, Jones nodded off again. Again, the minister noticed.
- Who is your redeemer? - he asked the congregation, motioning towards Mrs. Jones.
- God! - Jones cried out as he was stuck again with the hatpin.
- Right again - said the minister, smiling. Before long, Jones again winked off. However, this time the minister did not notice. As he picked up the tempo of his sermon, he made a few motions that Mrs. Jones mistook as signals to bayonet her husband with the hatpin again. The minister asked:
- And what did Eve say to Adam after she bore him his last son?
Mrs. Jones poked her husband, who yelled:
- You stick that goddamned thing in me one more time and I'll break it off and shove it up your ass!