Lancashire vs Yorkshire‏

[jazzy]

An American on vacation in the north of England was inside a church in Oldham
taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall
with a sign that read '£10,000 per call'.

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the
telephone was used for.

The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for £10,000
you could talk to God.

The American thanked the priest and went along his way.

Next stop was in Manchester

There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same golden telephone with the
same sign under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Oldham and he
asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to heaven
and that for £10,000 he could talk to God.

'O.K., thank you,' said the American.
He then travelled to churches in Blackburn, Burnley, Rochdale,
Bolton, and Preston. In every church he saw the same golden telephone
with the same '£10,000 per call' sign under it.

The American, upon leaving Lancashire decided to travel to Yorkshire to see
if Yorkshiremen had the same phone.

He arrived in Sheffield, and again, in the first church he entered, there was
the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read '50 pence per call.'

The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign. 'Father,
I've travelled all over Lancashire and I've seen this same golden telephone
in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line to heaven, but in
Lancashire the price was £10,000 per call. Why is it so cheap here?'

The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Yorkshire now, son ... it's a local call.'