In a small southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great
skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered
me.
The three wise men were wearing firemen's helmets.
Totally
unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left. At a "Quik Stop" on the
edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. She
exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You stupid Yankees never do read the
Bible!" I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about
firemen in the Bible.
She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and
ruffled through some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking
it in my face she said "See, it says right here, 'The three wise man came from
afar.'"
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