Oldest Profession
Published Jan 01, 1900
Three professionals were sitting outside the gates of heaven waiting for judgement. They began to argue about which of their trades represented the oldest profession. The Doctor said, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is surely medicine." The Engineer shook his head and replied, "I don't think so. The Bible also says that God created the world out of void and chaos. To do that, God must surely have been an engineer. Therefore, Engineering is the oldest profession." Then the Psychologist grinned in triumph. "Ah," he said, "but who do you think created the Chaos?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
