One bright,
beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in the tiny town of Johnstown got up
early and went to the local church. Before the services started, the townspeople
were sitting in their pews and talking about their lives, their families, etc.
Suddenly, the
Devil himself appeared at the front of the congregation. Everyone
started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling
each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate.
Soon everyone was
evacuated from the Church, except for one elderly gentleman who
sat calmly in his pew, not moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact
that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence.
Now this confused
Satan a bit, so he walked up to the man and said, "Don't you now
who I am?" The man replied, "Yep, sure do." Satan asked, "Aren't
you afraid of me?" "Nope, sure ain't," said the man.
Satan was a
little perturbed at this and queried, "Why aren't you afraid of
me?" The man calmly replied, "Been married to your sister for over
48 years.