joke

[Richard]

> > Pope John Paul dies of old age and finds himself
> > at the gates of Heaven at 0300. He knocks on the gate
> > and a very sleepy-eyed Army Drill Sergeant opens the
> > gate and asks, "Wadda you want?"
> >
> > "I'm the recently deceased Pope and have done 63
> > years of Godly works and thought I should check in here."
> >
> > The Drill Sergeant checks his clipboard and says,
> > "I ain't got no orders for you here, just bring your
> > stuff and we'll sort this out in the morning."
> >
> > They go to an old WW II receiving barracks, 3rd
> > floor, open squad bay. All the bottom bunks are taken
> > and all empty lockers have no doors. The Pope stows
> > his gear under a rack and climbs into an upper bunk.
> >
> > The next morning he awakens to sounds of cheering
> > and clapping. He goes to the window and sees a flashy
> > convertible coming through the Pearly Gates.
> >
> > The cloud walks are lined with saints and angels
> > cheering and tossing confetti. On the back lid of the
> > convertible sits a crusty old Army Chief Warrant
> > Officer Four (Aviator) in dress blues, his brass
> > glistening, a cigar in his mouth, a bottle of Jack
> > Daniels in one hand, and his other arm wrapped around
> > a voluptuous blonde Angel with two magnificent halos.
> >
> > This disturbs the Pope and he runs downstairs to
> > the Drill Sergeant and says, "Hey, what gives? You put
> > me, the Pope, with 63 years of godly deeds, in an open
> > bay barracks, while this CW4 Aviator who must've
> > committed every sin known and unknown to man is riding
> > in a convertible and getting a hero's welcome."
> >
> > "How can this be?"
> >
> > The Drill Sergeant calmly looks up and says,
> > "Every Pope makes it up here, but we ain't never had a
> > CW4 before."