Misc Jokes

The Power of Suggestion

A local preacher was dissatisfied with the small amount in
the collection plates each Sunday. Someone suggested to him
that perhaps he might be able to hypnotize the congregation
into giving more. "And just how would I go about doing that?"
he asked.

"It is very simple. First you turn up the air conditioner so
that the auditorium is warmer than usual. Then you preach in
a monotone.

Meanwhile, you dangle a watch on a chain and swing it in a
slow arc above the lectern and suggest they put 20 dollars in
the collection plate."

So the very next Sunday, the reverend did as suggested, and
lo and behold the plates were full of 20 dollar bills. Now,
the preacher did not want to take advantage of this technique
each and every Sunday.

So therefore, he waited for a couple of weeks and then tried
his mass hypnosis again. Just as the last of the congregation
was becoming mesmerized, the chain on the watch broke and the
watch hit the lectern with a loud thud and springs and parts
flew everywhere.

"Crap!" exclaimed the pastor.

It took them a week to clean up the church.