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Two 90-year-old women, Bertha and Betty, had been best friends all of their lives.
When it was clear that Bertha was dying, Betty visited her every day.
One day Betty said, โBertha, we both loved playing softball all our lives, and we played all through high school.โ
โPlease do me one favor: When you get to heaven, somehow you must let me know if thereโs womenโs softball there.โ
Bertha looked up at Betty from her deathbed and said,
โBetty, youโve been my best friend for many years. If itโs at all possible, Iโll do this favor for you.โ
Shortly after that, Bertha passed on.
A few nights later, Betty was awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to her,
โBetty, Betty.โ
โWho is it?โ asked Betty, sitting up suddenly. โWho is it?โ
โBetty โ itโs me, Bertha.โ
โYouโre not Bertha. Bertha just died.โ
โIโm telling you, itโs me, Bertha,โ insisted the voice.
โBertha! Where are you?โ
โIn heaven,โ replied Bertha. โI have some really good news and a little bad news.โ
โTell me the good news first,โ said Betty.
โThe good news,โ Bertha said, โIs that thereโs womenโs softball in heaven.โ
โBetter yet, all of our old buddies who died before me are here, too.โ
โEven better than that, weโre all young again.โ
โBetter still, itโs always springtime and it never rains or snows.โ
โAnd best of all, we can play softball all we want, and we never get tired.โ
โThatโs fantastic,โ said Betty. โItโs beyond my wildest dreams! So whatโs the bad news?โ
Bertha replies,
โYouโre pitching Tuesday.โ