Emphasis Preaching Journal

A man entered a cocktail lounge and walked directly to the bar. "Do you have anything that will cure hiccups?" he asked the bartender. Without saying a word, the bartender reached down under the bar, picked up a wet bar rag, and slapped the man across the face with it. The astonished man exclaimed, "Hey! What's the idea?" The bartender smiled. "Well, you don't have the hiccups anymore, do you?" he said. Wiping his face, the man replied, "I never did. I wanted something to cure my wife. She's out in the car." The bartender jumped to a conclusion.