An Irishman, a Jew and a Greek

An Irishman, a Jew and a Greek

There was an Irishman, a Jew and a Grecian who ended up before Saint Peter, who would determine whether or not they could enter Heaven.

Saint Peter looked at the Jew and said, “All you could ever think of is money, money, money, and avarice is a sin.  However, you may be able to redeem yourself.  I’m going to send you back and, if you can go for one day without thinking about money, I’ll let you into Heaven.”

He looked at the Irishman and said, “And you.  All you can think of is drinking alcoholic beverages and getting drunk, and intemperance is a sin.  However, you may be able to redeem yourself.  I’m going to send you back down and, if you can go for one day without thinking about having as drink, I’ll let you into Heaven.”

He looked at the Greek and said, “And you.  All you can think about is sex, sex, sex, and sodomy is a sin.  However, you may be able of redeem yourself.  I’m going to send you back and, if you can go for one day without even thinking about sex. I’ll let you into Heaven.”

And with that, he sent all three back to down to Earth and, as it happened, all three ended up together on a street corner in Cleveland. 

As they began walking along the sidewalk, the Irishman noticed a tavern across the street with a sign in its window that advertised green beer for a nickel all day.  I dawned on him that it was Saint Patrick’s day.  He thought to himself, “Well, I can’t pass up a deal like that.  After all, it’s Saint Pat’s day.  Just this one last time.” 

So he walked across the street to the tavern.  But as he got to the door, pooof, he went straight to hell.

The Jew and the Greek continued down the street, determined not to meet the same fate as the Irishman.

But as they walked along, the Jew happened to see a dollar bill lying in the gutter.  He tried to ignore it, but then he figured, “It’s just a dollar.  No big deal.  No one would hold that against me.”  So he bent over to pick up the dollar.

And pooof the Greek went straight to hell.

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