Quasimodo Takes a Vacation

Quasimodo had been ringing the bell, well.. it seemed like forever. So one day he decided he'd like to take a vacation, so he put an add in the paper for an assistant Bell Ringer to fill in for him while he was gone.

He only got one application, so he asked the applicant to come for an interview. When the guy showed up, he was a skinny little bit of nothin'. He only weighed about 90 pounds soaking wet. Quasimodo told him that he couldn't give him the job due to his small size, but the little guy pleaded, explaining that he needed the job to help support his poor dear Mother.

So Quasimodo consented to give him a try, and took him up to the top of the tower to see the bell. After climbing the 300 stairs to the top, the poor fellow could hardly breath. Upon catching his breath and looking around he noticed that there was no rope attached to the huge and heavy bell and there was also no clapper inside the bell with which to ring it either, and he asked Quasimodo how he was supposed to ring the bell.

Quasimodo said, "Here, let me show you" and proceded to push on the bell until it swung out away from him. He then braced himself so that when the bell swung back it hit him in the head, causing a resontating "BONNNNGGGGGG"!!! Then he stepped aside and said, "Okay, now you try it!"

Somewhat nervous, but determined, the little guy gathered up his courage and strength and grabbed the side of the bell and push as hard as he could with both hands. To his surprise, the bell swung out fairly easily. He then braced himself the way he had seen Quasimodo do, and let the bell swing back towards his head. The huge bell hit him square in the face, knocking him back over the railing of the tower and he fell 300 feet to his death.

Soon some people were passing buy on the sidewalk, and pointed to the body and asked, "Who is that?" "I don't know", said another passerby, "but he's a DEAD RINGER for Quasimodo".

Okay, same preamble, different punch line: "I'm not sure, but THE FACE RINGS A BELL".

Sorry but it's the best I could do today.