The couple were 85 years old and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies.
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> Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife´s insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
One day, their good health didn´t help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
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> They reached the pearly gates, and St.. Peter escorted them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favourite clothes in the closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said, ´Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now.´
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> The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. ´Why, nothing,´ Peter replied, ´remember, this is your reward in Heaven..´ The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth.. ´What are the greens fees?,´ grumbled the old man. ´This is heaven,´ St. Peter replied. ´You can play for free, every day.´
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> Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages. ´ Don ´t even ask,´ said St. Peter to the man. This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy.´ The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. ´Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods and the decaffeinated tea?,´ he asked. That´s the best part,´ St. Peter replied. ´You can eat and drink as much as you like of whatever you like and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!´
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> The old man pushed, ´No gym to work out at?´ ´Not unless you want to,´ was the answer. ´No testing my sugar or blood pressure or....´ ´Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself.´
> The old man glared at his wife and said, ´You and your f...ing bran Flakes. We could have been here ten years ago!´
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> Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife´s insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
One day, their good health didn´t help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
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> They reached the pearly gates, and St.. Peter escorted them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favourite clothes in the closet. They gasped in astonishment when he said, ´Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now.´
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> The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. ´Why, nothing,´ Peter replied, ´remember, this is your reward in Heaven..´ The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth.. ´What are the greens fees?,´ grumbled the old man. ´This is heaven,´ St. Peter replied. ´You can play for free, every day.´
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> Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages. ´ Don ´t even ask,´ said St. Peter to the man. This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy.´ The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. ´Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods and the decaffeinated tea?,´ he asked. That´s the best part,´ St. Peter replied. ´You can eat and drink as much as you like of whatever you like and you will never get fat or sick. This is Heaven!´
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> The old man pushed, ´No gym to work out at?´ ´Not unless you want to,´ was the answer. ´No testing my sugar or blood pressure or....´ ´Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself.´
> The old man glared at his wife and said, ´You and your f...ing bran Flakes. We could have been here ten years ago!´
"I can't say anything," admitted Henry. "They are right." That old Ferguson team-talk - "Lads, it's Tottenham" - now needs an update. Lads, it's Arsenal. Keep putting pressure on and keep asking questions and eventually the capitulation will come"