How To Hypnotize Church Goers

When a preacher was dissatisfied with the small amount in the collection plates each Sunday, one of his parishioner’s, suggested to him that perhaps he might be able to hypnotize the congregation into giving more. Smiling at the bright idea, the preacher asked, "And just how would I go about doing that?" Then, the parishioner said, "It is very simple. First you turn up the air conditioner so that the auditorium is warmer than usual. Then you preach in a monotone. Meanwhile, you dangle a watch on a chain and swing it in a slow arc above the lectern and suggest they put 20 dollars in the collection plate."

So the very next Sunday, the reverend did as suggested, and lo and behold the plates were full of 20 dollar bills. Now, the preacher did not want to take advantage of this technique each and every Sunday. So therefore, he waited for a couple of weeks and then tried his mass hypnosis again. Just as the last of the congregation was becoming mesmerized, the chain on the watch broke and the watch hit the lectern with a loud thud and springs and parts flew everywhere. "Crap!" exclaimed the pastor. It took them a week to clean up the church.