29-08-2015, 22:34
This was told by Peter Falk (Columbo)
Back in the 1800's, in France, they were looking for a bell ringer at the Notre Dame. One day, this guy with no arms comes to apply for the job, so, he goes to see the Monsenior. Upon seeing the guy, the Monseior asks him how he intends to ring the bells since he has no arms?? The guy insists he be taken up to the bell tower to show him. They both climb ALL the way up to the tower about 300 feet above the ground. Once there, the guy goes to the back of the tower to get a running start, runs at top speed towards one of the bells and leaps at the bell and smacks it with the side of his face!! The huge bell makes a GORGEOUS sound!!!! The Monsenior is SO pleased, he hires the guy on the spot!!
After a few weeks on the job, the bell ringer climbs to the bell tower to get ready to ring the bell, he goes to the back of the tower, takes a running start, leaps towards the bell and accidentally misses the bell and leaps RIGHT out of the tower and plummets to his death!! A crowd gathers below to see what happened!! A policeman shows up and asks if anybody knows who he is. One of the members of the crowd says, "I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell!"
So, now, they need another bell ringer. They put out an ad and ANOTHER armless guy answers the ad!! It's the other guy's twin brother! The Monsenior CAN'T believe he could be so lucky, so, they go upstairs to the tower for another audition and, like his brother, he takes a running start, leaps and smacks the bell with the side of his face and, again, it makes a BEAUTIFUL sound and he's hired on the spot!!
A few weeks later, he goes to the tower to ring the bell, takes his usual running start, leaps to hit the bell, but, like his twin brother before him, misses the bell, goes RIGHT out the tower and plummets to his death below!! Again, a crowd gathers, and the same policeman shows up and askes if anybody knows this man. Someone in the crowd says, "I don't know his name, but, he and the other guy are dead ringers!!"
Back in the 1800's, in France, they were looking for a bell ringer at the Notre Dame. One day, this guy with no arms comes to apply for the job, so, he goes to see the Monsenior. Upon seeing the guy, the Monseior asks him how he intends to ring the bells since he has no arms?? The guy insists he be taken up to the bell tower to show him. They both climb ALL the way up to the tower about 300 feet above the ground. Once there, the guy goes to the back of the tower to get a running start, runs at top speed towards one of the bells and leaps at the bell and smacks it with the side of his face!! The huge bell makes a GORGEOUS sound!!!! The Monsenior is SO pleased, he hires the guy on the spot!!
After a few weeks on the job, the bell ringer climbs to the bell tower to get ready to ring the bell, he goes to the back of the tower, takes a running start, leaps towards the bell and accidentally misses the bell and leaps RIGHT out of the tower and plummets to his death!! A crowd gathers below to see what happened!! A policeman shows up and asks if anybody knows who he is. One of the members of the crowd says, "I don't know his name, but his face rings a bell!"
So, now, they need another bell ringer. They put out an ad and ANOTHER armless guy answers the ad!! It's the other guy's twin brother! The Monsenior CAN'T believe he could be so lucky, so, they go upstairs to the tower for another audition and, like his brother, he takes a running start, leaps and smacks the bell with the side of his face and, again, it makes a BEAUTIFUL sound and he's hired on the spot!!
A few weeks later, he goes to the tower to ring the bell, takes his usual running start, leaps to hit the bell, but, like his twin brother before him, misses the bell, goes RIGHT out the tower and plummets to his death below!! Again, a crowd gathers, and the same policeman shows up and askes if anybody knows this man. Someone in the crowd says, "I don't know his name, but, he and the other guy are dead ringers!!"