There once was a minister who found that he had grown away from his congrega-
tion. So, in an attempt to come closer to his parishioners, he decided to
visit each of them personally. At the home of one elderly widow he was
invited in, but asked to sit and wait while she finished preparing her
evening meal. As he sat, he noticed a bowl of peanuts on the side table
and he ate a few. Time passed and he ate a few more. He went over some
sermons in his mind and ate a few more peanuts. Suddenly, to his suprise,
he ralized that he had eaten all of the peanuts. When the woman returned
from the kitchen he began to appologize by saying that he was extremely
sorry and quite embarrassed, but in his hunger he had eaten all of her
peanuts. She replied by saying, "Don't worry reverend, since I lost my
false teeth all I can do is suck off the chocolate, anyway ..."
