They sometimes say that everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. I think that is true, and it may be part of the reason why jokes about dying and going to heaven are often the funniest.<\/p>\n
Many of them involve standing at the pearly gates and inviting people into heaven in some way or another. A good joke will often have a test involved, one that really lets the person at the pearly gates decide whether the person can come in or not.<\/p>\n
We see something similar in the following joke. It involves a woman who has the opportunity to call the shots at the pearly gates with the funniest results.<\/p>\n
A woman died and went to heaven\u2026<\/p>\n
She got to the pearly gates to find an angel waiting.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do I have to do to get in,\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just have to spell a word,\u201d the angel replied.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t sound bad, what word do I have to spell?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLove.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relieved, the woman quickly fired off, \u201cL-O-V-E\u201d.<\/p>\n
The angel nodded and opened the gate.<\/p>\n
Many months passed and one day the angel guarding the gate approached the woman and asked if she would mind watching the gate for the day.<\/p>\n
The woman agreed and assumed her post.<\/p>\n
While she\u2019s there, a man approached the gate, and it was none other than her husband!<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, my love!,\u201d she cried, \u201cWhat has happened to you so soon?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dear, I was a wreck the day you left me. I fell into a deep depression that couldn\u2019t be beaten. When you were in that accident, I couldn\u2019t sleep. I couldn\u2019t eat. I could do nothing but mourn for you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope you eventually were able to move on and not live with that pain for too long,\u201d she consoled.<\/p>\n
\u201cActually,\u201d he replied, \u201cThere was a nurse that took wonderful care of you, and me as well!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe eventually became very close, and she helped me so much. I eventually asked her to marry me. We were on our honeymoon when I got into a terrible skiing accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m here! so\u2026 what do I have to do to get in?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou simply have to spell a word,\u201d she informed him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s it? What a relief! What word do I have to spell,\u201d he inquired.<\/p>\n
She replied,<\/p>\n
\u201cBaccalaureate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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