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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Good News/Bad News
Message-ID: <2666@pucc-h>
Date: Tue, 25-Feb-86 09:30:16 EST
Article-I.D.: pucc-h.2666
Posted: Tue Feb 25 09:30:16 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 28-Feb-86 04:49:53 EST
References: <424@watdragon.UUCP>
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Lines: 23
Keywords: baseball, heaven, good news, bad news

If you haven't seen the joke to which this is a followup, please hit "n"
so I don't spoil the original joke for you.  I'll put a ^L after the first
few lines.

In article <424@watdragon.UUCP>, cjsgro@watdragon.UUCP (Carlo Sgro) writes:
> 
> Two baseball players made a deal with each other that, whoever died first
> would return to earth a week later and tell the other if there was baseball
> in heaven.  After a while, the inevitable happened and one of them passed
> away.  

> After a week, the living one heard a voice coming from his ball glove.
> 
> "Joe, Joe," it said.  "It's me, Bill.  I'm back from heaven."
> 
> Joe said, "So tell me, Bill, is there baseball in heaven?"
> 
> "Well, Joe, I have some good news and bad news ...  The good news is that 
> there is baseball in heaven. The bad news is ...
> 
> you're the starting pitcher on Friday."

This was particularly bad news since Joe was a center fielder....