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the congregation he was calling from. Then he

said, "I am ready to report the weekly donation
information."
Suddenly, Henry blushed bright red. "Listen

here," he said forcefully into the phone. "I don't
want to hear any of that!"
Henry gasped. "Young lady, I want to talk

to your supervisor!" He paused a minute and then
said it again louder and with more force. Finally,

he slammed the phone on the receiver.
Henry was shaking with anger as he turned
to me. "That lady, and I use the term loosely, was
telling me a dirty joke."

I laughed. "Henry, did you dial one eight-
hundred, or did you dial one nine-hundred?"

Henry was not smiling as he replied. "As far
as I know, I dialed one eight-hundred."
He was so shaken by everything that he

wouldn't call again. So, this time I dialed. A
young lady answered and identified herself as a
secretary at the church headquarters. She

pleasantly recorded the information, and we hung
up.
When the bishop stepped into the room, we

told him what had happened. He laughed. "Well,
I guess we know who was calling the dirty joke

line."
Henry didn't think it was funny in the least.

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