Here is a story that has been told for many years. Some of you may have heard it.
Jenny had been living alone since her husband died several years earlier. One particular evening, Pastor Alice had scheduled a visit to Jenny's home. Jenny still had a parrot that was her husband's pride and joy. Knowing that the parrot was prone to repeat the profanity it heard form her husband's retired Navy buddies, Jenny cautioned the parrot to be silent during the pastor's visit.
"I promise you, that if you start cursing and swearing when Pastor Alice is here, I will put you in the freezer until she leaves," warned Jenny.
"Okay, okay, I'll be quiet; I'll be good, I promise," pledged the parrot.
Pastor Alice did not even sit down before the parrot began spewing forth foul language.
With a loud sigh, …