Posted by Phil on March 08, 1999 at 06:41:39:
On their way to a justice of the peace to get married, a couple has
> a fatal car accident.
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They are sitting outside heaven's gate waiting
> on St. Peter to do the paperwork so they can enter. While waiting,
they
> wonder if they could possibly get married in Heaven.
>
> St. Peter finally shows up, and they ask him. St. Peter says, "I
> don't know, this is the first time anyone has ever asked. Let me go
> find out," and he leaves.
>
> The couple sits for a couple of months and begin to wonder if they
> really should get married in Heaven, what with the eternal aspect of
it
> all.
> "What if it doesn't work out?" they wonder. "Are we stuck together
> forever?"
>
> St. Peter returns after yet another month, looking somewhat
bedraggled.
> "Yes," he informs the couple, "You can get married in Heaven."
> "Great," says the couple. "But what if things don't work out? Could
we
> also get a divorce in Heaven?" St. Peter, red faced, slams his
clipboard
> onto the ground.
>
> "What's wrong?" exclaims the frightened couple. "Geez!" St. Peter
> exclaims, "It took me three months to find a priest up here! Do you
have
> any idea how long it's going to take for me to find a lawyer?"