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[M.J. Trebenskie (skie999]

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In a small Texas town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill
and talent had gone into creating it. But one small feature bothered me: the
three wise men were wearing fireman's helmets. Totally unable to come up
with a reason or explanation, I left.

At a "Quik Stop" on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter
about the helmets. She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You darn
Yankees never read your Bibles!"

I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen
in the Bible.

She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and riffled through some pages,
and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking it in my face she said,
"See, it says right here, 'The three wise men came from afar.'"