A fellow died one day
and found himself waiting in a very long line for judgment. Being an observant type, he
noticed that some people, after they went through the line, were able to go directly
through Heaven's Gates, while the others were lining up behind Satan who threw most (like
sticks of cordwood) directly into the eternal fires of hell.
But every once in while, instead of tossing the poor condemned soul directly into the
fire, he would toss him/her off to one side and shake his head in disgust and give a big
'ol devilish sigh.
After watching this apparent culling
for some hours, the fellow could not resist. He gave up his place in line and went over
and tapped Satan on the shoulder. "Excuse me, sir," he said. "I'm supposed
to be in the line for judgment, (he sure didn't want to be mistaken for someone who had
already been condemned to hell!). I couldn't help but wonder, why are some of these people
are being tossed aside instead of being thrown directly into the fires of hell with the
rest?"
"Oh," Satan said with a
snicker. "Those are Californians. These days they're just too wet to burn."