Hello List I "stole" this one from the Cornish List. We children of Dorset will make the necessary changes of course! Geoff CHURCH PHONE A man in the far north of England, decided to write a book about churches around the country. He started in his home town and started working south from there. Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall, and was intrigued with a sign which read, "£10,000 per minute." Seeking out the pastor, he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that the golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to Heaven, and if he pays the price, he can talk directly to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in various places around the country, he found more such phones, with the same sign, and the same explanation from each pastor. Finally, the man arrived in Cornwall. Upon entering a church, behold: he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read: "Calls: 25p"! Fascinated, the man asked to speak with the pastor. "Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone, and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven, and that I could use it to talk to God. But in 20 other churches, the cost was £10,000 per minute. Your sign says 25p per call. Why is that? The pastor, smiling benignly, replied: "Son, you're in Cornwall now and it's a local call." Thanks to Peter D. Williams. "Map Carrek Dhu" Dolgwedhen 3, Ponsvale Ponsanooth Truro Cornwall TR3 7RQ