"The Mower"....
> A preacher was making his rounds to his parishioners on a bicycle, when he
came upon a little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. "How much do you want
for the mower?" asked the preacher.
"I just want enough money to go out and buy me a bicycle", said the little
boy. After a moment of consideration, the preacher asked, "Will you
take my bike in trade for it?"
The little boy asked if he could try it out first, and after riding the
bike around a little while said, "Mister, you've got yourself a deal."
The preacher took the mower and began to try to crank it. He pulled on the
string a few times with no response from the mower. The preacher
called the little boy over and said, "I can't get this mower to start."
The little boy said, "That's because you have to cuss at it to get
it
started." The preacher said, "I am a minister, and I cannot cuss. It has
been so long since I have been saved that I do not even remember how to cuss."
The little boy looked at him happily and said, "Just keep pulling on =
that
string. It'll come back to ya!"