A Mexican man becomes an instant millionaire after winning the
lottery. With his newfound wealth, he decides on exactly what he will buy. He
buys a 20 acre plot of land in Mexico and hires an architect.
"I want mi casa to be built right there, with big columns in front,
and a marble foyer, and at the end of the hall I want a halo statue." The
architect, excited aboutmaking mega bucks off this man, jots down
exactly what the Mexican wants,"I'll do it sir, I'll make this a fine house
for you!"
All the plans are made and the architect starts construction. He
searches six different countries to find exquisite columns for the front of the
house and has marble shipped in from France to line the foyer.
The only problem he has is that he cannot locate a halo statue.
Knowing that religious symbols are important to many Mexicans, he continues to
search high and low for month after month. The house is finally
complete, but alas, the architect was never able to locate a halo statue.
Swallowing his pride for not being able to complete the order, he
takes the Mexican to see his new home.
"Si Senor!" exclaims the Mexican. "You got da columns in front of mi
casa!"
The architect smiles. They enter the house and the Mexican notices the
marble floor. "Wonderful! I love mi new marble floor Senor!" states
the Mexican as he wanders down the hall. He reaches the end of the hall
and looks puzzled.
"Senor? Where is my halo statue?" asks the Mexican. "Well, sir, I'm
afraid to have to tell you this, but I searched high and low and just could
not for the life of me figure out what a halo statue is, much less find
one for you anywhere," says the architect, hanging his head in shame.
"What? You don't know what a halo statue is?"
"No, sir, I'm sorry, I do not know," replies the architect.
"You know," says the Mexican, "it's that thing that goes 'ringy dingy'
and you pick it up and say, 'halo? statue?"



Narelle Bell

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