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Writing in heaven and hell

A joke passed on to us from Jennifer Angelo:

A writer died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell. She decided to check out each place first. Descending into the fiery pits, she saw row upon row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes.

"Oh, my," said the writer. "Let me see heaven now."

Moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she saw rows of writers chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. They, too, were whipped with thorny lashes as they worked.

"Wait a minute," said the writer. "This is just as bad as hell!"

"Oh, no, it's not," replied an unseen voice. "Here, your work gets published."

Posted by Cindy on May 09, 2007
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