Hedging His Bets

Father Sullivan was ministering to a man on his deathbed.

“Renounce Satan!” yelled Father Sullivan.

“No,” said the dying man.

“I say, renounce the devil and his works!”

“No,” the man repeats.

“And why, in the name of all that is holy, not?” asks Father Sullivan.

“Because,” said the dying man, “I want to wait until I see where I’m heading before I start annoying anyjoke.”