Sunday school teacher: If Samuel is an Ephraimite, what is Isaiah?
James: I know! I know!
Sunday school teacher: Yes, James?
James: He is a Penangite!
Sunday school teacher: What? James, we are talking about the prophet Isaiah, not one of your friends who also has the name Isaiah.
James: Yes, I was talking about the prophet Isaiah, and I am sure he is a Penangite!
Sunday school teacher: What are you talking about?
James: Isaiah cried out, "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips," (Isaiah 6:5) so, I'm sure he lives in Lip Sin Garden, Sg. Dua, Penang!
Sunday school teacher: .........
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My apologies to those living in Lip Sin Garden (立信花园)... :-) Every time I pass by the place, I couldn't help but think of this joke... :-p
I wonder if the person who named the housing area realized at that time the meaning of "lip sin" in English... :-D
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