He felt a good deal of relief when directed towards the queue forming at the Pearly Gates.
When he finally reached the front, Saint Peter removed a sheet from the file. After looking the man over, he began to read, “A lot of rudeness as a child, several cases of very bad swearing, several speeding fines, instigating a bar fight, stealing money from a locker at a sports centre.”
He sighed and read on. “Theft of a vehicle, burglary, forgery, arson, distribution of illegal drugs and attempted murder…”
He looked up with raised eyebrows. “I must say, there’s been a lot of leniency shown in your case. I’m surprised, we normally avoid bias.”
He looked back down.
“What’s this repetitive item that’s been flagged here?”
He found a footnote at the bottom of the page.
He read, “…continually leaving the toilet lid up.”
He looked up. “What is it with you people?”
The man shrugged.
The reject stamp hitting the paper made him jump.
