A few of you will get this...
During the last election, while all the candidates were busy campaigning and canvasing, David Trimble came upon a certain household. He asked the man who answered the door if he could count on his vote. The man replied by asking what Mr. Trimble could offer him and his family. Trimble answered that his family would be looked after from the cradle to the grave. The man nodded and told Mr. Trimble that he would consider voting for him.
A few days later, Gerry Adams visited the same home. He, too, asked if he could count on the man's vote. The man told Mr. Adams that Mr. Trimble had already called in asking the same thing and had promised that his family would be looked after from the cradle to the grave. He then asked Mr. Adams what he could do for his family. Mr. Adams replied that a vote for him would ensure that his family was looked after from the womb to the tomb. The man nodded and again said that he would consider it.
Another few days passed and Ian Paisley came across the same household. The man interrupted Mr. Paisley by saying that before he started he should know that Messers. Trimble and Adams had already called in. Trimble had promised that his family would be looked after from the cradle to the grave. Adams had promised that his family would be looked after from the womb to the tomb. The man then asked if Mr. Paisley could offer any more than that. In his gravelly voice, Paisley replied that he could indeed offer more than that... he could promise to look after the family from the erection to the resurrection.
A few days later, Gerry Adams visited the same home. He, too, asked if he could count on the man's vote. The man told Mr. Adams that Mr. Trimble had already called in asking the same thing and had promised that his family would be looked after from the cradle to the grave. He then asked Mr. Adams what he could do for his family. Mr. Adams replied that a vote for him would ensure that his family was looked after from the womb to the tomb. The man nodded and again said that he would consider it.
Another few days passed and Ian Paisley came across the same household. The man interrupted Mr. Paisley by saying that before he started he should know that Messers. Trimble and Adams had already called in. Trimble had promised that his family would be looked after from the cradle to the grave. Adams had promised that his family would be looked after from the womb to the tomb. The man then asked if Mr. Paisley could offer any more than that. In his gravelly voice, Paisley replied that he could indeed offer more than that... he could promise to look after the family from the erection to the resurrection.