One cheery day, a Texas billionaire was visiting Moscow on business. Russian president Putin was giving him the grand tour, Ukraine, St. Petersburg and finally the Kremlin.

The tall Texan saw on Putin's desk 3 different color telephones: a red one, a blue one and a white one.

The Texan questions Putin about each phone. Putin replies the red phone is to call America in a crisis the blue phone is to call the Russian Congress in a crisis. The white phone is to call G-d in heaven.

The Texan is amazed and asks Putin if he can call G-d. Putin's answer is, "Of course, it will cost you 25 million rubles." The Texan asks why it is so expensive. “It's because you're calling G-d in heaven.” So the Texan pays and makes his phone call to G-d.

The next day the Texas billionaire is in the White House with President Biden after a tour of Washington DC. In the Oval Office he sees three phones: a red phone, a blue phone and a white phone.

The Texan then asked the president what these phones were for. The president answers, the red one calls Putin in Russia in the event of a crisis, the blue phone calls Congress in the event of a crisis, and the white phone calls G-d in heaven.

The Texan asks, "Can I call G-d? President Biden says, “Yes, for 25 million dollars." The Texan complains that it is very expensive as he also paid 25 million rubles for the same call in Russia. The president answers him, "Well you are calling G-d in heaven." So the Texan pays the price and makes the phone call.

The next day the Texas billionaire is in Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu. After touring the Sinai, Yerushalayim and Yad Vashem, they go to the prime minister's office where the Texan sees 3 phones: a red phone, a blue phone and then a white phone.

Of course he has to ask and gets the same answers, "The red phone is to call the American president and the Russian president in the event of a crisis, the blue phone is to call the Israeli Knesset in the event of a crisis, and the white phone of course is to call G-d in heaven.

The Texan asked to call G-d on the white phone. Netanyahu says “Sure, go right ahead." The Texan asks how much it cost and the answer is: "It's free." The Texan says, "In Russia it cost 25 million rubles and in America it cost $25 million. Why here in Israel is it free?” The prime minister responds, "It's a local call."

Today's joke was taken from UpJoke.com