A man went to the minister at his church and said, "Reverend, we have a problem. My wife keeps falling asleep during your sermons. It's very embarrassing, not to mention disrespectful. What can I do?"
"I've noticed this and have an idea if you're up to the task," said the minister. "Take this hatpin with you. I can see when Mrs. Jones is sleeping, and I will motion to you. When I motion, you give her a good poke in the leg with the hatpin."
In church the following Sunday, Mrs. Jones dozed off. Noticing this, the preacher put the plan to work. "And who made the ultimate sacrifice for you?" he said, nodding to Mr. Jones.
"Jesus!" Mrs. Jones cried out as her husband jabbed her in the leg with the sharp hatpin.
"Yes! You are correct, Mrs. Jones!" came the minister's reply.
Mrs. Jones turned and glared angrily at her husband but soon nodded off again. The minister noticed. "Who is your redeemer?" he asked the congregation, motioning to Mr. Jones.
"My God!" howled Mrs. Jones as she was stuck again with the pin.
"Right again!" bellowed the minister, a slight grin on his face.
Mrs. Jones again gave her husband a hard, threatening glare, but before long, she again nodded off. This time, however, the minister did not notice.
As he picked up the tempo of his sermon, he made a few hand gestures that Mr. Jones mistook as signals to again poke his wife with the hatpin.
The minister asked, "And what did Eve say to Adam after she bore him his 99th son?"
Mrs. Jones jumped up and shouted, "You stick that thing in me one more time and I'll break it in half and shove it where the sun don't shine!"
"Amen!" replied all the women in the congregation.
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