>> > Why Men Lie
>> >
>> > One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch
>> > of a tree above a
>> > river, his axe fell into the river.
>> >
>> > When he cried out loud, the Lord appeared and
>> > asked, "Why are you
>> > crying?"
>> >
>> > The woodcutter replied that his axe had fallen
>> > into water, and he
>> > needed
>> > the axe to make his living.
>> >
>> > The Lord went down into the water and reappeared
>> > with a golden axe.
>> >
>> > "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
>> >
>> > The woodcutter replied, "No."
>> >
>> > The Lord again went down and came up with a silver
>> > axe.
>> >
>> > "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
>> >
>> > Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."
>> >
>> > The Lord went down again and came up with an iron
>> > axe.
>> >
>> > "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
>> >
>> > The woodcutter replied, "Yes."
>> >
>> > The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
>> > gave him all three axes
>> > to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.
>> >
>> > Some time later the woodcutter was walking with
>> > his wife long the
>> > riverbank, and his wife fell into the river.
>> >
>> > When he cried out loud, the Lord again appeared
>> > and asked him, "Why are
>> > you crying?"
>> >
>> > "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!"
>> >
>> > The Lord went down into the water and came up with
>> > Jennifer Lopez.
>> >
>> > "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked.
>> >
>> > "Yes," cried the woodcutter.
>> >
>> > The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an
>> > untruth!"
>> >
>> > The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord.
>> > It is a
>> > misunderstanding.
>> >
>> > You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You
>> > would have come up
>> > with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also said
>> > 'no' to her, you would
>> > have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,'
>> > you would have given
>> > me all three.
>> >
>> > Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take
>> > care of all three wives,
>> > so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."
>> >
>> > The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies,
>> > it is for a good and
>> > honorable reason, and for the benefit of others.
>> >
>> > That's our story, and we're sticking to it!

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