John Madden was in New England to announce a
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> football game one weekend when he noticed a special
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> telephone near the Patriots' bench.
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> He asked QB Brady what it was used for and was
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> told it was a hotline to God. John asked if he could
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> use it. Brady replied, "Sure, but it will cost you
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> $200."
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> John scratched his head, then thought, what the
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> heck, I could use some help picking games. He pulled
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> out his wallet and paid $200. John's picks were
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> perfect that week.
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> The next week, John was in Indianapolis when he
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> noticed that same kind
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> of phone on the Colts" bench. He asked what the
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> telephone was for and Manning told him, "It's a
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> hotline to God. If you want to use it, it will cost
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> you $500." Recalling the previous week, John pulled
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> out his wallet and made the call. John's picks were
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> perfect again that week.
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> Last weekend, John was in Green Bay , when he
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> noticed the same kind of telephone by the Packers'
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> bench. He asked Brett Favre, "Is that the hotline to
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> God?" Favre Said, "Yes, and if you want to use it,
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> it will cost you 50 cents."
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> John looked incredulously at Favre and said,
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> "Wait a second, I just paid $200 in New England and
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> $500 in Indianapolis to use the same phone to God!
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> Why do the Packers only charge 50 cents?"
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> Favre replied, "Because in Green Bay , it's a
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> local call."
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