Once upon a time (please don't look for this story in the Bible...) there was a rich man who was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money that he wanted to be able to take it with him to heaven. An angel heard his plea and appeared to him.
"Sorry," said the angel, "but you can't take your wealth with you."
The man begged to see if he might bend the rules. The angel reappeared and informed the man that, as a special concession, he could to take one carry-on bag with him. Overjoyed, the man gathered his bag and filled it with pure gold bars and placed it beside his bed.
He died and showed up at the gates of heaven. The angel on guard, seeing the suitcase, says,
"Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"
The man explained that he had permission and asked the angel to verify his story. Having checked out the story the angel came back and said,
"You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through."
The angel opened the bag to inspect the contents that the man had found too precious to leave behind and exclaimed,
"You've brought some pavement?"
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