Dec 06, 2003 23:06
this is SO funny hahaha~
> About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Sikhs had
to
> leave Italy. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Sikh
community.
> So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a
member
> of the Sikh community. If the Sikh won, the Sikhs could stay. If the
> Pope won, the Sikhs would leave. The Sikhs realized that they had no
> choice. So they picked a middle-aged man named Harbinder Singh to
> represent them. Harbinder asked for one addition to the debate. To
> make it more interesting, neither side would be allowed to talk. The
> Pope agreed.
>
> The day of the great debate came. Harbinder Singh and the Pope sat
> opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand
> and showed three fingers. Harbinder looked back at him and raised one
> finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head.
> Harbinder pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a
> wafer and a glass of wine. Harbinder pulled out an apple. The Pope
> stood up and said, "I give up. This man is too good. The Sikhs can
> stay."
>
> An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what
> had happened. The Pope said, "First I held up three fingers to
> represent the holy trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to
> remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions."
> "Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around
> us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was
> also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that
> God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of
> original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"
>
> Meanwhile, the Sikh community had crowded around Harbinder Singh.
What
> happened?" they asked. "Well," said Harbinder, "First he said to me
> that the Sikhs had three days to get out of here. I told him f *@ k
off
> and not one of us was leaving." "Then he told me that this whole city
> would be cleared of Sikhs. I let him know that we were staying right
> here." "Yes, yes, ... and then???" asked the crowd. "I don't know",
> said Harbinder, "He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!!!"
>
heehehehe....