Joe’s Hot Donuts & Cold Storage
Joe’s Hot Donuts & Cold Storage
Two of my Grandchildren, Huntley and Christyana Ballestero love to play a name game they made up. They use a name like Joe, and then try to think of two businesses that normally wouldn’t go together. Then they try to imagine what the sign over the business would read like. Their game would sound a little something like this, for example:
Joe’s Mortuary & CB Shop
Joe’s Auto Sales & Tanning Booths
Joe’s Diner & Wig Shop
Joe’s Barber Shop & Cafe
Joe’s Ice Cream Parlor & Bicycle Repair
Joe’s Bowling Alley & Bakery
Joe’s Transmission Repair & Pedicure
Joe’s Hot Donuts & Cold Storage
Joe’s Taxidermy & Petting Zoo
Joe’s Roofing & Marriage Counseling
Joe’s Day Care & Optometry
Joe’s Plumbing & Glass Repair
Joe’s Palm Reading & Pet Detective
Joe’s Service Station & Office Supplies
Joe’s Recording Studio & Crop Dusting
Joe’s Auto Parts & Dating Service
Joe’s Financial Advisory & Bait Shop
Joe’s Burglar Alarms & Hot Dog Stand
Joe’s Furniture Upholstery & Valet Parking Service
Joe’s Slaughter House & Florist
Joe’s Concrete Finishing & Dog Grooming
Joe’s Drywall & Tax Preparation
Joe’s Tires & TV Repair
Joe’s Driver’s Ed & Firecrackers
Joe’s Dentistry & Stump Grinding
Joe’s Bar-BQ & Shoe Repair
Joe’s Chimney Sweeping & Ski Instruction
Joe’s Well Digging & Private Investigations
Joe’s Demolition & Hearing Aids
Joe’s Lawn Care & Diaper Service
Joe’s Gun Repair & Wedding Announcements
Joe’s Photography & Radiator Repair
Joe’s Accounting & Dog Walking Service
Joe’s Tattoo Parlor & Divorce Mediation
Joe’s Auto Detailing & Tuxedo Rentals
Joe’s Laundry & Pest Control
Joe’s Blacksmithing & Banjo Repair
Joe’s Estate Planning & Fish Market
Joe’s Notary & Welding Shop
Joe’s Malt Shop & Fitness Center
Joe’s Carpet Laying & Web Hosting
Joe’s Painting & Paralegal Service
Joe’s Travel Agency & Bail Bonds
Joe’s Motel & Wig Shop
Joe’s Real Estate & Alterations
Joe’s Beauty Shop & Carburetor Repair
Joe’s Deli & Dog Kennel
Joe’s Graphic Design & Fresh Farm Eggs
Joe’s Grocery & Septic Service
Joe’s Pizza & Acupuncture
Joe’s Wedding Chapel & Wrecker Service
All of this may be kid’s stuff. However, a few of us adults may have chuckled in the process. Since our imaginations are working over time, imagine God looking at “Joe” the churchgoer.
The worst “Joe” joke of all would be, “Joe The Spirit Filled Christian” who doesn’t live that way at home.
Luke 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
That’s something no one would laugh at. Not even God.
Bro. Ballestero, this was way to funny. I laughed my way through it. My side hurts. It also has a lot of truth in the end. It is sad that there are going to be people who get to heaven thinking that they made it, and in then end they find out that the worst joke was on them, It pays to get right and stay right. May Jesus ever keep us mindful of how easy it will be to miss the mark.
Jay
September 8, 2011 at 5:07 am
Strange! This is something that has been going through my mind all day! Hope I’m not “Joe”. What does that old song say? You’ve got to live your religion everyday…” It’s a fun game but I’m afraid you are right. There are alot of people who are trying to live two ways that completely contridict each other!
Crystal Smith (Morris)
September 8, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I LOVED this post. Just absolutely adorable. Then leave it to you to find us a spiritual application!!! You are incredible!!
Carlene
September 8, 2011 at 8:20 pm
My dad was leading service in the church he pastored and made a statement to the affect that your family knows better than anyone if you are truly a Christian. Late that night we received a call from a lady in our church…she was sobbing hysterically. Her husband assumed that comment was directed at him and that his wife had told my dad what he had been doing. He went home and beat her up. She hadn’t told my dad anything and if the man hadn’t come unglued his pastor would never have known…but God knew…
Elaine
September 13, 2011 at 2:18 pm