Etiquette in the Afterlife
When the Rapture comes, how should I behave?". The way we should behave
in the afterlife is something rarely touched on in sermons, and so I
commissioned a team of top theologians to ponder the issue. This list is the
result of three months of strenuous contemplation.
- Men - During your Rapturous ascent to Heaven, remember not to look up the
skirt of any pretty girls above you.
- Do not ask the Angelic Choir if they know any Black Sabbath.
- Keep your cloud tidy. Baby Jesus likes nothing less than seeing a cloud
littered with empty soda cans (no beer, remember?).
- Keep your harp in tune at all times. Can you imagine the racket made by
sixty billion off-key instruments?
- Pointing and laughing at the sinners in Hell below is extremely bad
manners, no matter how much they deserve it.
- Hanging around the Pearly Gates to see the look on the faces of atheists,
Hindus, Muslims etc. is frowned upon in polite circles. This folly can only
be compounded if you also wear an "I told you so!" T-Shirt.
- Replying to prayers in a loud, booming voice is the height of vulgarity.
- If your murderer was Born Again whilst in jail, at least pretend to
be polite if you should bump into him/her.
- You should refrain from wearing your crucifix necklace - certain Important
people have unpleasant memories about those things...
- Use your Angelic Visitation Rights wisely, and not for such things as
haunting castles, spooking people you didn't like, or "haunting"
changing-rooms.
- No, God will not tell you the Ultimate Answer now, so don't pester Him
about it.
- Also, Adam and Eve are requesting that people stop asking them about
"the apple incident".
- There is still no excuse for eating with your elbows on the table.
- Don't even try to "know" someone (in the Biblical sense).
- You may have been able to belch the alphabet on Earth, but nobody wants to
hear it up here, thank you.
- No pets.
- No cameras.
I hope this has been useful.