Heing and Sheing

The evangelist was giving one of his fire and brimstone sermons against all the evils, sins, and temptations of the world, covering everything from murder to gambling. "There are those in this congregation," he thunders, "who have committed the unutterable sin of heing-and-sheing! Stand up and repent!"

Three-quarters of the congregation stand up. "And there are those who have committed that double sin of sins, heing-and-heing. Stand up and repent!"

The rest of the men stand up. "And I positively know that there are those that have committed that triplest of triple sins, sheing-and-sheing!"

The rest of the women all rise, sobbing hysterically.

No one is left sitting but one little boy, who timidly raises a hand: "Parson," he quavers, "How do you stand on meing-and-meing?"