Torence
2009-03-22 14:41:08 UTC
So, how many Freemasons does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer:
That's a craft secret.
Here is another that I received...
September: Upon arriving at the lodge, the Master notices the bulb is
burnt out. He asks the Electrician to replace it. The Electrician
tells him that bulbs are kept in the Tyler's desk. The Master goes to
the Tyler's desk but finds no bulbs. The Tyler tells him that the
lodge has been out of lightbulbs since Right Worshipful X was Master
(sometime when Brother Ford was President). During the business
meeting, the Master proposes the purchase of a box of lightbulbs.
Three Past Masters object, saying that the motion must be printed in
the notice of the next communication. The Secretary concurs.
October: The Master calls for the ballot. The three Past Masters
object, and ask for a Treasurer's report on whether the lodge can
afford the purchase. The Treasurer hasn't got his books at the
communication, so the ballot is postponed until the following month.
November: The Master calls up the motion, and calls for the
Treasurer's report. The Treasurer reports that the lodge has
sufficient funds for the proposed purchase. The Master calls for the
ballot, and the motion to obtain new bulbs is passed. The Master asks
if one of the three Past Masters would be willing to purchase the
bulbs, but all three have already gone downstairs to "assist" the
Dinner Committee. The Electrician volunteers to purchase the bulbs,
and is escorted once around the lodge to the applause of the
brethren.
December: The Master opens the lodge and notices that the bulb is
still burnt out. He asks the Treasurer and finds out that the
Electrician left for Florida the day after the previous meeting, but
will be back for the May communication. The Master calls the lodge to
recess, gets back in his car, drives to a hardware store, buys a pack
of bulbs, drives back, parks, goes in, drags his chair underneath the
burnt-out bulb, replaces the bulb, throws the old bulb away, drags his
chair back to the East and calls the Craft back to order.
So... how many Freemasons does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer:
1; but you will have to ask the right 1.
That's a craft secret.
Here is another that I received...
September: Upon arriving at the lodge, the Master notices the bulb is
burnt out. He asks the Electrician to replace it. The Electrician
tells him that bulbs are kept in the Tyler's desk. The Master goes to
the Tyler's desk but finds no bulbs. The Tyler tells him that the
lodge has been out of lightbulbs since Right Worshipful X was Master
(sometime when Brother Ford was President). During the business
meeting, the Master proposes the purchase of a box of lightbulbs.
Three Past Masters object, saying that the motion must be printed in
the notice of the next communication. The Secretary concurs.
October: The Master calls for the ballot. The three Past Masters
object, and ask for a Treasurer's report on whether the lodge can
afford the purchase. The Treasurer hasn't got his books at the
communication, so the ballot is postponed until the following month.
November: The Master calls up the motion, and calls for the
Treasurer's report. The Treasurer reports that the lodge has
sufficient funds for the proposed purchase. The Master calls for the
ballot, and the motion to obtain new bulbs is passed. The Master asks
if one of the three Past Masters would be willing to purchase the
bulbs, but all three have already gone downstairs to "assist" the
Dinner Committee. The Electrician volunteers to purchase the bulbs,
and is escorted once around the lodge to the applause of the
brethren.
December: The Master opens the lodge and notices that the bulb is
still burnt out. He asks the Treasurer and finds out that the
Electrician left for Florida the day after the previous meeting, but
will be back for the May communication. The Master calls the lodge to
recess, gets back in his car, drives to a hardware store, buys a pack
of bulbs, drives back, parks, goes in, drags his chair underneath the
burnt-out bulb, replaces the bulb, throws the old bulb away, drags his
chair back to the East and calls the Craft back to order.
So... how many Freemasons does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer:
1; but you will have to ask the right 1.