Vermont and the Devil

A man dies and finds himself standing in line in a large room with bunch of people that have also died. He sees God and the Devil working their way down the line. God selects someone from the line and he's escorted to an stairway glowing with Heavenly light. The Devil selects someone and he's dumped down a chute to the fires below.

Every so often the Devil takes someone out of line and tosses him onto a pile of other people, like firewood. The man's curiosity finally gets the better of him and he asks:

--"Excuse me, Mr. Satan. I hate to bother you, but I have a question."

The Devil gives him an evil glare and replies:

--"What's your question? Hurry up, I'm falling behind!"

The man gulps and asks:

--"Why do you sometimes take people out of line and throw them on a pile rather than down the chute to Hell?"

The Devil responds:

--"That's because the ones on the pile are from Vermont and they're too cold and wet to burn."

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