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Georgia On My Mind
By Bill Haynes

A man decided to write a book about churches across the United States.

First, the man visited a church in California. During his tour of the magnificent building he noticed a golden telephone on a wall with a sign that read "$10,000.00 per minute." Intrigued, he asked about the telephone and was told the golden phone was a direct line to Heaven that could be used to talk directly to God.

Next, the man visited a church in New York. Again, he noticed exactly the same type of telephone with the exact same sign on it. Sure enough, upon inquiry, he was informed that it was also a direct line to Heaven and could be used to talk directly to God.

Continuing through many other states the man found the same telephone with the exact same sign and was repeatedly told the same story until finally upon arriving at a church in Georgia he spotted the usual golden telephone with a different sign. This time the sign read "Calls 25 cents." He quickly found the preacher and said to him, "I've been in cities all across the country, and in each church I found this golden telephone and was told that it was a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God. But in all the other churches across the country the charge was $10,000.00 per minute. Your sign reads 25 cents per call. Why?"

The preacher smiled at him and said, "My son, that's a very easy question to answer. You see, you're in Georgia now and it's a local call from here."