In a 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.

	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, "You darn Yankees never
do read the Bible!"

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

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