An armless man dreams of being a bell ringer

There was once a man with no arms, who dreamed of becoming the bell ringer at the local church. One morning, he was feeling confident, and went to speak to the priest. The priest was flabbergasted at the armless man's request.

"But, sir," the priest said, "I don't mean to be rude, but with no arms...how could you possibly be a bell ringer?"

The armless man beckoned the priest to follow him up to the bell tower. He got into position, winked at the priest, reared his body back, and smacked his head into the bell, which let out a resounding "DOOOOONG." Amazed, the priest immediately gave the armless man the job.

The man with no arms was elated. For weeks, he went to work, smacked his head into the bells when needed, and felt whole. One day, a tad over-zealous with his bell-ringing, the armless man reared back too far and ended up falling out of the bell tower. He hit the ground hard, and died instantly. A crowd formed around his body, and a woman got down on her knees to take the armless man's head into her arms.

"Who is he? Who is this man?" She cried. A man stepped out from the crowd.

"I don't know," said the man, "but his face rings a bell."

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