Today was our annual block party which was a little less attended than most years. Well, it is summer time and people do have other obligations. A couple of the neighbors were going downtown to attend the Hiroshima Day memorial peace rally. A Nichiren Buddhist priest gave a prayer and my neighbors asked me what I thought about it. Well, I was reminded of a joke I heard on Prairie Home Companion:

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, 
about to jump off. So I ran over and said, "Stop! Don't do it!"

	"Why shouldn't I?" he said.

I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"

	He said, "Like what?"

I said, "Well, are you religious or atheist?"

	He said, "Religious."

I said, "Me too! Are your Christian or Buddhist?"

	He said, "Christian."

I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?"

	He said, "Protestant."

I said, Me too! Are your Episcopalian or Baptist?

	He said, "Baptist!"

I said, "Wow! Me too! Are your Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?

	He said, Baptist Church of God!"

I said, "Me too! Are your Original Baptist Church of God or are you Reformed 
Baptist Church of God?"

	He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God!"

I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or 
Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?"

	He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915!"

I said, "Die, heretic scum!" and pushed him off.