Workmen Jokes / Recent Jokes

A local funeral director contacted a young preacher to hold a graveside service at a small local cemetery. Since the deceased had no family or friends, there was to be no funeral, only the committal. The young preacher started early to the cemetery, but after making several wrong turns, found himself lost.
When he finally arrived a half-hour late, the hearse was nowhere in sight, and the workmen were sitting under a tree eating their lunch.
The pastor approached the open grave and found that the vault lid was already in place. Taking out his book, he read the service.
As he returned to his car, he overheard one of the workmen say, "Do you think we better tell him it's a septic tank?"

A young preacher was asked by the local funeral director to hold a grave-side burial service at a small local cemetery for someone with no family or friends. The preacher started early but quickly got himself lost, making several wrong turns.

Eventually, a half-hour late, he saw a backhoe and its crew, but the hearse was nowhere in sight, and the workmen were eating lunch.

The diligent young pastor went to the open grave and found the vault lid already in place.

Taking out his book, he read the service. Feeling guilty because of his tardiness, he preached an impassioned and lengthy service, sending the deceased to the great beyond in style.

As he was returning to his car, he overheard one of the workmen say: "I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years and I ain't never seen anything like that."

A young preacher was contacted by the local funeral director to hold a grave side committal service at a small local cemetery for someone with no family or friends. The preacher started early but quickly got himself lost, making several wrong turns. He arrived a half-hour late, the hearse was nowhere in site, and the workmen were eating lunch. The pastor went to the open grave and found the vault lid already in place. Taking out his book, he read the service. As he was returning to his car, he overheard one of the workmen say:"Maybe we'd better tell him it's a septic tank."