One day at the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter opens the door and greets three new arrivals: Mrs. Baloney, a devout Catholic woman, Mrs. Baker, a good Protestant woman, and Mama Fagin-baum, a Jewish woman.
″Okay,″ says Peter, welcoming the girls, ″now that you have entered into heaven, this is the place where all your dreams come true. So each of you can tell me your special wish.″
″My wish,″ says Mrs. Baloney, the Catholic, eyeing Mrs. Baker,″is that you get rid of all the Protestants in the whole universe!″
″My goodness!″ exclaims Peter,″that is an odd thing to say here in heaven. What about you, Mrs. Baker?″
″My wish,″ cries Mrs. Baker, the Protestant, glaring at Mrs. Baloney,″is that you wipe out all Catholics from the universe!″
″Good god!″ shouts Saint Peter. ″That′s really strange.″
Then turning to Mrs. Faginbaum, Peter asks, ″Okay, Grandma, and what about you?″
″Oy vey!″ says Grandma Faginbaum, waving her hands in the air. ″What about me? Ah!
Nothing for me — just give my friends what they want!″