In a very small southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great skill and talent had gone into creating it.

One small feature bothered me. The three wise men were wearing Firemen's helmets. Totally unable to come up with a reason or explanation, I left the holiday display.

At a "Quik Stop" on the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "Yo' dang Yankees nevah does read th' Bible!"

I assured her I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about firemen in the Bible.

She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and ruffled through some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. Sticking it in my face she said "See, it says right hyar, Th' three wise man came fum afar...."

Gri"I did not create this joke. The Dialectizer was used for the redneck dialogue"shny