<TT>This minister just had all of his remaining teeth pulled and new </TT><TT>dentures were being made.</TT>

<TT>The first Sunday, he only preached 10 minutes.</TT>

<TT>The second Sunday, he preached only 20 minutes.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></TT>

<TT>But, on the third Sunday, he preached 1 hour 25 minutes.<o:p></o:p></TT>

<TT>When asked about this by some of the congregation, he responded </TT><TT>this way:</TT>
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<TT>"The first Sunday, my gums were so sore it hurt to talk. </TT>
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<TT>The second Sunday, my new dentures were still hurting me a lot.</TT>
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<TT>The third Sunday, I accidentally grabbed my wife's dentures... and </TT><TT>I couldn't shut up."</TT>

I can understand that!:D