"Business Woes" joke
A business man was in a great deal of trouble. He had put everything he had into his business and it was failing miserably. He owed everyone. It was so bad that he was even contemplating suicide. As a last resort he went to see a priest and poured out his story of tears and woe.
When he had finished, the priest said, "This is what I want you to do: Put a beach chair and your Bible in your car and drive down to the beach. Take the beach chair and the Bible to the water's edge, sit down in the chair and place the Bible on your lap. Open the Bible; the wind will rifle the pages, but finally the open Bible will come to rest on a page. Look down at the page and read the very first thing you see. That will be your answer, that will tell you what to do."
A year later the businessman returned to the priest and brought his wife and children with him. The man was dressed in a new custom-tailored suit, his wife in a gorgeous mink coat, the children shining. The businessman pulled an envelope stuffed with money out of his pocket and gave it to the priest as a donation in thanks for his advice.
Recognizing the benefactor, the priest was curious and asked, "You did as I suggested?"
"I did," replied the man.
"You went to the beach and sat in a beach chair with the Bible on your lap?" the priest asked.
"I did," said the man.
"You allowed the pages to rifle until they stopped?" the priest inquired.
"Absolutely," the man said.
"And what were the first words you saw?" asked the priest.
"Chapter 11!"
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