End of the World

On a road through the desert in Arizona, a preacher named Nathaniel Evans walked every day, preaching to the many people who roared past in their cars.  "Repent, the End of the World is Near!" he yelled.

One day, as he was walking, he came to a big lever in the middle of nowhere, just by the side of the road.  It had a sign next to it that read, "Pull this to end the world!"

Nathaniel saw this as the perfect spot for him to preach.  People would slow down to see the lever, and Nate would preach to them.  Soon many automobiles were parked nearby.  All was well, until there were so many people, and so many cars, that the road was nearly blocked.  Just then a big 18-wheel rig came roaring down the highway, and couldn’t stop in time.  The driver had a choice: run over Nathaniel, or run over the Lever.

As the driver later explained to the Highway Patrol, he had no choice.  Pointing to the red smear on the road that used to be Nathaniel Evans, he said, "Better Nate than Lever."