JOKES & HUMOR

 It is with the saddest heart I pass on the following message:

 Please join me in remembering a great icon -- the veteran Pillsbury  spokesman. The Pillsbury doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and  complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities  turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack,  the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain  Crunch.

The gravesite was piled high with flours. As longtime friend, Aunt Jemima  delivered the eulogy, describing Doughboy as a man who never knew how much  he was kneaded, Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life  was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very "smart" cookie,  wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he even still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions. Toward the end it was thought he would rise  again, but alas, he was no tart.

 Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and  Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his  elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about twenty minutes.

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Year's later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.

Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words... "Paid in full with one glass of milk" (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."