{"id":1350,"date":"2008-02-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/02\/joke-of-the-day-for-thursday-f-1.html"},"modified":"2008-02-14T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-14T01:00:00","slug":"joke-of-the-day-for-thursday-f-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/02\/joke-of-the-day-for-thursday-f-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Joke of the Day for Thursday, February 14, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man bought a donkey from a preacher. The preacher told the man that this donkey had been trained in a very unique way (being the donkey of a preacher). The only way to make the donkey go, is to say, &#8220;Hallelujah!&#8221;<br \/>\nThe only way to make the donkey stop, is to say, &#8220;Amen!&#8221;<br \/>\nThe man was pleased with his purchase and immediately got on the animal to try out the preacher&#8217;s instructions.<br \/>\n&#8220;Hallelujah!&#8221; shouted the man. The donkey began to trot. &#8220;Amen!&#8221; shouted the man. The donkey stopped immediately.<br \/>\n&#8220;This is great!&#8221; said the man. With a &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221; he rode off, very proud of his new purchase.<br \/>\nThe man traveled for a long time through the mountains. As he headed towards a cliff, he tried to remember the word to make the donkey stop.<br \/>\n&#8220;Stop,&#8221; said the man. &#8220;Halt!&#8221; he cried. The donkey just kept going.<br \/>\n&#8220;Oh, no&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Bible&#8230;Church!&#8230;Please! Stop!!,&#8221; shouted the man. The donkey just began to trot faster. 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