A friend sent me this:

In the year 2004, The Lord came unto Noah, who was now living in
Canada, and said, "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over-
populated and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build another Ark
and save two of every living thing, along with a few Good humans." He
gave Noah the blueprints, saying "You have six months to build the
Ark before I will start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights".

Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah weeping in his
yard, but no ark. "Noah", He roared, "I'm about to start the rain!
Where is the Ark?"
"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah. "But things have changed. I needed a
building permit. I've been arguing with the inspector about the need
for a sprinkler system. My neighbors claim that I've violated the
neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my yard and exceeding
the height limitations. We had to go to the Development Appeal Board
for a Decision. Then Transport Canada and the Departments of Highways
and Hydro demanded a Bond be posted for the future costs of moving
power, trolley and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage
for the Ark's move to the sea. I argued that the sea would be coming
to us, but they would hear nothing of it."

"Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban on cutting local
trees in order to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the
environmentalists that I needed the wood to save the owls. But no
go!" "When I started gathering the animals, I got sued by animal
rights group. They insisted that I was confining wild animals against
their will. As well, they argued the accommodation was too
restrictive and it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in a
confined space."

"Then Environment Canada ruled that I couldn't build the Ark until
they'd conducted an environmental impact study on your proposed
flood."
"I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Human Rights
commission on how many minorities I'm supposed to hire for my
building crew. Also, the trades unions say I can't use my sons. They
insist I have to hire only Union workers with Ark building
experience."  "To make matters worse, the Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency seized all my assets, claiming I'm trying to leave the country
illegally with endangered species.

So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least ten years for me to
finish this Ark."

Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow
stretched across the sky. Noah looked up in wonder and asked, "You
mean you're not going to destroy the world?"  "No", said the
Lord. "The
Government beat me to it."