[imcarthur]

A drunk is stumbling through the woods when he happens upon a preacher baptizing folk in the river. He ambles down to the water's edge then trips and falls down before the holy man.

Almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, the preacher pipes up: "Lord have mercy on your drunken soul, brother - are you ready to find Jesus?"

"Yes, I am!" replies the drunk, out of his skull.

And with that, the preacher grabs him and dunks him under the water. Moments later, he drags the boozer back up:

"Brother, have you found Jesus?" asks the preacher.

"No, preacher," stammers the drunk, "I have not!"

Stunned by this, the preacher sends the drunk down again...this time leaving him there a little longer. Shortly he drags him back up again:

"Rid your soul of the poison, brother - have you found Jesus?"

Gasping for air, the drunk splutters a reply: "No, preacher - I have not!"

At his wit's end, the preacher sends the drunk down one last time.

A full minute later, he pulls him out:

"For the love of God," shouts the preacher, "tell me you've found Jesus!"

Coughing his lungs up, the drunk wipes his eyes and turns to the preacher:

"You sure this is where he fell in?"