The day finally arrives: Forrest Gump dies and goes to heaven. He is
met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. The gates are closed
however, as Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.
St. Peter says, "Well Forrest, it's certainly good to see you.
We have heard a lot about you. I must inform you that the
place is filling up fast, and we've been administering an entrance
examination for everyone. The tests are fairly short, but you need
to pass before you can get into Heaven."
Forrest responds "It shore is good to be here St.Peter. I was
looking forward to this. Nobody ever told me about any entrance
exam. Sure hope the test ain't too hard; life was a big enough test
as it was." St. Peter goes on, "Yes, I know Forrest, but
the test I have for you is only three questions.
1. What days of the week begin with the letter T?
2. How many seconds are there in a year?
3. What is God's first name?"
Forrest goes away to think the questions over. He returns the
next day and goes up to St. Peter to try to answer the exam
questions. St. Peter waves him up and says, "Now that you have
had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your
answers."
Forrest says, "Well, the first one - how many days of the week
begin with the letter "T"?
Shucks, that one's easy. That'd be Today and Tomorrow."
The Saint's eyes open wide and he exclaims, "Forrest!
That's not what I was
thinking, but....you do have a point though, and I guess I didn't
specify, so I give you credit for that answer. How about the next
one?" asks St.Peter. "How many seconds in a year?"
"Now that one's harder," says Forrest, "But I thunk
and thunk about that and I guess the only answer can be
twelve."
Astounded St. Peter says,"Twelve!? Twelve!? Forrest, how
in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a
year?"
Forest says "Shucks, there's gotta be twelve: January second,
February second, March second....."
"Hold it," interrupts St. Peter. "I see where you're
going with this. And I guess I see your point, though that wasn't
quite what I had in mind, but I'll give you credit for that one,
too."
"Let's go on with the next and final question. Can you tell me
God's first name?"
Forrest replied, "Andy."
"OK, OK," said a frustrated St.Peter, "I guess I can
understand how you
came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in
the world
did you came up with the name Andy as the first name of God?"
"That was the easiest one of all," Forrest replied
"I learned it from the song.....
"ANDY WALKS WITH ME, ANDY TALKS WITH ME, ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS
OWN"