WEST VIRGINIA  PHONES

A man decided to write a book about churches across the United States.

First, the man visits a church in California.
During his tour of the magnificent building he sees a
golden telephone on a wall with a sign that reads
"$10,000 per minute".
Intrigued, he asks about the phone
and learns that the golden phone is a
direct line to Heaven that can be used to
Talk directly to God.

Next, the man visits a church in New York.
Again, he notices exactly the same type of phone,
with exactly the same sign on it. Sure enough, upon
inquiry, he discovers that it is a
direct line to Heaven and can be used to
Talk directly to God.

Continuing through many other states,
he finds the same phone with the same sign
and is told the same story, until, finally,
upon arriving at a church in the
Potomac Highlands of West Virginia,
lo and behold, he sees the usual golden telephone
with a different sign.
This time, the sign reads,
"All calls 50 cents"

He quickly finds a priest and says to him,
"I have been in cities all across the country,
and in each church I found this golden telephone,
was told that it was a direct line to Heaven
and that I could talk to God, but, in all the
other churches across the country,
it was $10,000.00 a minute.
Your sign reads 50 cents a call. Why?"

The priest smiles at him and says
"My son, that's very easy to explain.
You see, you're in the West Virginia Potomac
Highlands now and, of course,
it's a local call from here."