Why I post jokes

[heather]

This explains why I forward jokes.
>

> A man and his dog were walking along a
> road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it
> suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
>
>
> He remembered dying, and that the dog
> walking beside him had been dead for years. He
> wondered where the road was leading them.
>
> After a while, they came to a high,
> white stone wall along one side of the road. It
> looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill,
> it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the
> sunlight.
>

> When he was standing before it he saw a
> magnificent gate in the arch that looked like
> mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate
> looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward
> the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a
> desk to one side.
>

> When he was close enough, he called out,
> 'Excuse me, where are we?'
>

> 'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.
>

> 'Wow! Would you happen to have some
> water?' the man asked.
>

> 'Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll
> have some ice water brought right up.'
>
>
> The man gestured, and the gate began to
> open.
>

> 'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his
> dog, 'come in, too?' the traveler asked.
>

> 'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept
> pets.'
>

> The man thought a moment and then turned
> back toward the road and continued the way he had
> been going with his dog.
>
>

> After another long walk, and at the top
> of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading
> through a farm gate that looked as if it had never
> been closed. There was no fence.
>

> As he approached the gate, he saw a man
> inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
>

>
> 'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do
> you have any water?'
>
>

> 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there,
> come on in.'
>

>
> 'How about my friend here?' the traveler
> gestured to the dog.
>

> 'There should be a bowl by the pump.'
>
>

> They went through the gate, and sure
> enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a
> bowl beside it.

>
> The traveler filled the water bowl and
> took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the
> dog.
>

> When they were full, he and the dog
> walked back toward the man who was standing by the
> tree.
>

> 'What do you call this place?' the
> traveler asked.
>

> 'This is Heaven,' he answered.
>

> 'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler
> said. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven,
> too.'
>

> 'Oh, you mean the place with the gold
> street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'
>

> 'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use
> your name like that?'
>
>

> 'No, we're just happy that they screen
> out the folks who would leave their best friends
> behind.'
>
>

> Soooo ...
>
>

> Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep
> forwarding jokes to us without writing a word.
>
>
> Maybe this will explain.
>
>
> When you are very busy, but still want
> to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward
> jokes.
>
>
> When you have nothing to say, but still
> want to keep contact, you forward jokes.
>
>
> When you have something to say, but
> don't know what, and don't know how, you forward
> jokes.
>
>

> Also to let you know that you are still
> remembered, you are still important, you are still
> loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?
>
>
> A forwarded joke.
>
>
> So, next time if you get a joke, don't
> think that you've been sent just another forwarded
> joke, but that you've been thought of today and your
> friend on the other end of your computer wanted to
> send you a smile.
>
> You are all welcome @ my water bowl
> anytime

[Drew Saunders]

Got it in one. I could not have put it better. Well done Heather. When new people join the forum they are usually newly disagnosed. Worried, confused and a bit down. If they get to the humour bit hopefully they will at the very least smile therefore helping them on to a better day tomorrow and the next day and the day after that. We Parkers and carers are a very special bunch if I may say. We know what we have. Don't need it underlining but to have a laugh or a giggle or at worst a smile is worth all the meds available.
God Bless Heather.

[heather]

Hi Drew
it was a special friend that sent it to me
he sends me one everyday, we have never meet or spoken. we found our friendship on the net, through a forum we where on
so when he sent this, i new i had to pass it on
Take care and don't forget
You are all welcome @ my water bowl
> anytime