There may be times when we put ourselves in a situation where we aren’t exactly going to be as interested as we possibly could. We may be able to sit through our favorite television show but we may have a difficulty sitting through a sermon. It’s a problem that is experienced by far too many people and the majority of them happen to be men. For this man, falling asleep was a problem but his wife had a plan that she hatched with the reverend. In the end, she took her plan just a little too far, which is what makes this joke so funny.
One day Mrs. Jones went to have a talk with the minister at her local church. “Reverend,” she said, “I have a problem — my husband keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It’s very embarrassing. What should I do?”
“I have an idea,” said the minister. “Take this hatpin with you. I will be able to tell when Mr. Jones is sleeping, and I will nod to you at specific times. When I nod, you give him a good poke in the leg.”
In church the following Sunday, Jones dozed off. Noticing this, the preacher put his plan to work. “And who made the ultimate sacrifice for you?” he said, nodding to Mrs. Jones.
“Jesus!” Jones cried as his wife jabbed him in the leg with the hatpin.
“Yes, you are right, my son,” said the minister.
Soon, Jones nodded off again. Again, the minister noticed.
“Who is your redeemer?” he asked the congregation, motioning towards Mrs. Jones.
“God!” Jones cried out as he was stuck again with the hatpin.
“Right again,” said the minister, smiling.
Before long, Jones again winked off. However, this time the minister did not notice. As he picked up the tempo of his sermon, he made a few motions that Mrs. Jones mistook as signals to bayonet her husband with the hatpin again.
The minister asked, “And what did Eve say to Adam after she bore him his 99th son?”
Mrs. Jones poked her husband, who yelled, “You stick that thing in me one more time and I’ll break it off and shove it up your a**!!!!!”
