Funnies

A priest, a rabbi, and an engineer are sentenced to die by guillotine. They're given the choice of execution face-up or face down.

The priest says, "Face up. I want to be looking in the direction of my God when I die." They put him in the guillotine, the executioner releases the blade catch, the blade descends, and... just before it hits the priest's neck, it stops. "A miracle!" the crowd shouts, and the priest is set free.

The rabbi says, "Face down. I want my last sight to be the earth whence I came." They put him in the guillotine, the executioner releases the blade catch, the blade descends, and... just before it hits the rabbi's neck, it stops. "A miracle!" the crowd shouts, and the rabbi is set free.

The engineer says, "Face up. I want to see how this whole thing works." They put him in the guillotine, he looks up, and just as the executioner reaches for the blade catch, the engineer blurts out, "Oh! I see what the problem is!"