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The Best Years Of My Life
Contributed by Jim Blevins on May 14, 2009 (message contributor)
THE BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE
Man at a seminar heard the following: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man's wife!" The crowd was shocked! Then he continued "My mother!" The crowd laughed and he finished the rest of his speech which held everyone's attention.
The young preacher liked the joke so much, so the next Sunday being Mother's Day, he decided he would use it in his sermon that Sunday. At the beginning of his sermon it came time to tell it so he said: "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man's wife!" There was an audible gasp that came from the entire audience. Smiling, he started to continue and realized that he had forgotten the punch line. He stood there for about ten seconds trying to decide what to do, during which time his wife, who was sitting in the second row began to weep out loud.
Now even more frustrated that He couldn't remember the punch line so decided to try again in hopes it would jog his memory. "The best years of my life were spent in the arms of another man's wife!" Still a blank. His wife passed out and fell with a thump into the aisle, and an elder had started walking down the aisle toward him. Women were holding their chests and men were either praying or thanking God he finally put his foot in his mouth. Panicking, the preacher desperately tried again, "The best years... another man's wife" and then blurted out - "But for the life of me I can't remember who she was!"
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