Gabriel came to the Lord and said, "I have to talk to
you. We have some Texans up here who are causing
problems. They're swinging on the pearly gates, my
horn is missing, barbecue sauce is all over their
robes, their dogs are riding in the chariots, and
they're wearing baseball caps and cowboy hats instead
of their halos. They refuse to keep the stairway to
heaven clean. There are watermelon seeds and pig feet
bones all over the place. Some of them are walking
around with just one wing."
The Lord said, "Texans are Texans, Gabriel. Heaven is
Home to all my children If you want to know about real problems, call the Devil."
The Devil answered the phone, "Hello? Hold on a
minute."
The Devil returned to the phone, "O.K., I'm back. What
can I do for you?"
Gabriel replied, "I just want to know what kind of
problems you're having down there."
The Devil said, "Hold on again. I need to check on
something."
After about 5 minutes the Devil returned to the phone
and said, "I'm back. Now what was the question?"
Gabriel said, "What kind of problems are you having
down there?"
The Devil said, "Man, I don't believe this....Hold
on."
This time the Devil was gone 15 minutes.
The Devil returned and said, "I'm sorry Gabriel, I
can't talk right now. Those Texans have put out the
fire and are trying to install air conditioning."
