The day finally arrives: Forrest Gump dies and goes to heaven. He is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. The gates are closed however, as Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.
St. Peter says, โWell Forrest, itโs certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must inform you that the place is filling up fast, and weโve been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The tests are fairly short, but you need to pass before you can get into Heaven.โ
Forrest responds โIt shore is good to be here St.Peter. I was looking forward to this. Nobody ever told me about any entrance exam. Sure hope the test ainโt too hard; life was a big enough test as it was.โ St. Peter goes on, โYes, I know Forrest, but the test I have for you is only three questions.
1. What days of the week begin with the letter T?
2. How many seconds are there in a year?
3. What is Godโs first name?โ
Forrest goes away to think the questions over. He returns the next day and goes up to St. Peter to try to answer the exam questions. St. Peter waves him up and says, โNow that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers.โ
Forrest says, โWell, the first one โ how many days of the week begin with the letter โTโ?
Shucks, that oneโs easy. Thatโd be Today and Tomorrow.โ
The Saintโs eyes open wide and he exclaims, โForrest! Thatโs not what I was thinking, butโฆ.you do have a point though, and I guess I didnโt specify, so I give you credit for that answer. How about the next one?โ asks St.Peter. โHow many seconds in a year?โ
โNow that oneโs harder,โ says Forrest, โBut I thunk and thunk about that and I guess the only answer can be twelve.โ
Astounded St. Peter says,โTwelve!? Twelve!? Forrest, how in Heavenโs name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?โ
Forest says โShucks, thereโs gotta be twelve: January second, February second, March secondโฆ..โ
โHold it,โ interrupts St. Peter. โI see where youโre going with this. And I guess I see your point, though that wasnโt quite what I had in mind, but Iโll give you credit for that one, too.โ
โLetโs go on with the next and final question. Can you tell me Godโs first name?โ
Forrest replied, โAndy.โ
โOK, OK,โ said a frustrated St.Peter, โI guess I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you came up with the name Andy as the first name of God?โ
โThat was the easiest one of all,โ Forrest replied โI learned it from the songโฆ.. โANDY WALKS WITH ME, ANDY TALKS WITH ME, ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWNโ
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