Little joke

Reading: Prospero Regained, by L Jagi Lamplighter; The Ship of Ishtar, by A. Merritt; Behind That Curtain, by Earl Derr Biggers.

Writing: “Social Skills” (working title), a short story that will probably come to 8000 words. Submitted a story for the Superversive Press Planetary: Luna anthology, still waiting to hear... it seems they were blessed with loads of submissions.

Christopher Lansdown (author of THE DEAN DIED OVER WINTER BREAK, good book and love that title) tweeted something about determinists that got me thinking about this old joke. Or maybe it’s a new joke that already sounds old, not sure...

A Calvinist, a Baptist, a High Church Anglican, an Episcopalian, and a Catholic walk into a bar. The bartender says, “What’ll it be?”

The Calvinist says “God only knows.” The Baptist says “Give me a minute, the choice is irrevocable.” The High Church Anglican points at the Catholic and says “I’ll have whatever he’s having. But not because he’s having it, mind.” The Episcopalian points at the Catholic and says “I’ll have the opposite of what he’s having.” The Catholic says, “I’ll have the usual, Scott. How’s your sciatica today?”