[Dixielandjazz] Bell groaners

[John Farrell]

Quick - before the list Gestapo arrest us - what comes out of a cow and
sounds like a bell?
Dung.

John Farrell
stridepiano@tesco.net
http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Cooke" <patcooke@cox.net>
To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>; "Jerry Gordon" <jerrygordon@juno.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz amputees - church bells


> And now....The Rest Of The Story!
>    After The death of the guy whose face rings the bell, the priest is
> approached by another man who claims to be the twin brother of the fallen
> ringer.  He asks if he can be the bell man, if just to honor his brother.
>     The priest agrees, and when the new fellow goes to ring the bell, he
has
> a heart attack and falls out of the bell tower.
>      A crowd is standing around the fellow, and as the priest approaches,
> someone asks, "Father, do you know this fellow is?"  The priest replies,
> "I'm not sure but he's a dead ringer for the first one!"
>   Pat Cooke
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Gordon" <jerrygordon@juno.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz amputees - church bells
>
>
> > In response to this thread, I've just got to tell this story. WARNING:
> > Jazz content - negligible. Humor type - groaner.
> >
> > Jerry Gordon, Troy, NY - Web master for
> > http://www.timesunion.com/communities/jazz
> >
> > There was a knock on the church door, and when the priest answered it,
he
> > found a man with no arms. The man said, "Please let me ring your church
> > bells. I've been practicing for years, and that's all I've ever wanted
to
> > do."
> > "But you've got no arms," said the priest. "I can do it. Please, please,
> > please," said the man.
> > With some reservations, the priest relented, and the man rushed up the
> > stairs. Soon the priest heard the lovely strains of Just a Closer Walk
> > with Thee. After listening for a few minutes, the priest thought, "I
> > wonder how he's doing that," and he went up to find out.
> > When he got to the belfry, he saw the man banging his head against the
> > bells. Blood ran down his forehead copiously.
> > "Stop! Stop!" cried the priest. "No! No!" responded the man, continuing
> > to play. The priest tried to stop him, and in the ensuing struggle, the
> > man went over the edge and landed on the sidewalk with a thud.
> > "Oh my gosh," said the priest, as he hurried down the stairs. When he
got
> > outside, a crowd had already formed, including the police.
> > "Do you know who this man is?" asked a cop. "No," replied the priest,
> > "but his face rings a bell."