A
mechanical engineer died
& went to heaven. Upon
arrival Saint Peter checked
"THE BOOK" and
didn't find his name, so
he informed the engineer
that he must get on the
elevator and go DOWNSTAIRS.
Reluctantly the engineer
boarded the elevator for
the long trip DOWNSTAIRS
and upon arrival in hell
found that he was very uncomfortable
due to the excessive heat.
He asked to see the devil
and was granted an interview,
at which time he requested
a large of materials with
which to build an air conditioner.
The devil
replied
that he could have anything
he wished, and what he couldn't
find, they would steal.
So the engineer spent a
month and a half building
an air conditioner, which,
when completed, cooled hell
off only a few degrees.
Somewhat unsatisfied the
engineer requested additional
materials, with which he
spent another month and
a half building a sprinkler
system to add to the cooling
effect of his air conditioner.
Hell was getting much cooler
now and folks were beginning
to almost enjoy it.
About a month later the
red phone rang. The devil
answered, and found that
God was on the other end
of the line.
"Remember that mechanical
engineer we sent down about
4 months ago?" God
queried.
"Hell yes, I remember!"
Said the devil.
"Well, Saint Peter
missed that man's name on
the last page of our book
because the page was stuck
to the one in front of it.
So I want you to send the
engineer back UPSTAIRS,
as is our agreement. If
they're on THE BOOK, then
they stay UPHERE and if
not, they go DOWNSTAIRS."
God exclaimed!
"I'll be damned if
your going to get that engineer
back. He's put in an air
conditioner and a sprinkler
system down here and folks
are almost happy to be here.
I expect that when some
folks hear about this they
may begin to request to
be sent DOWNSTAIRS!"
said the devil.
"Now look here! We
have an agreement! In the
book---UPSTAIRS and not
in the book---DOWNSTAIRS!!
If you don't send that engineer
back right away I believe
I'll have to sue you!!!"
shouted God!!
"And just where do
you think you'll get an
attorney?" replied
the devil!!!!!
