One day in the South Pacific, a U.S. Navy ship was sailing across what ought to have been a large expanse of open water when the lookout saw smoke coming from an uncharted island.
Taking a closer look with his telescope, the captain of the navy ship saw that there appeared to be three huts on the island.
The ship proceeded to anchor just off the island and a group of sailors were sent ashore to investigate.
Upon arriving at the shore they were met by a shipwrecked sailor who told them that he was the only survivor when his ship sank.
He said, “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been alone on this island for more than five years!”
“You were really lucky that we spotted your smoke”, the captain replied, “this is an uncharted island, it’s not even on our latest maps”.
The captain then asked the man, “I’m really curious though, if you are all alone on the island, then why do I see THREE huts?”
The shipwrecked sailor said, “Well captain, I live in one hut and go to church in another”.
“What about the THIRD hut?” asked the captain.
“The third hut”, the shipwrecked sailor replied, “that’s where I USED to go to church”.
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