In a small Southern town there was a "Nativity Scene" that showed great
skill and talent had gone into creating it. One small feature bothered 
me. The three 3 wise men were wearing firemen's helmets. Totally unable 
to come up with a reason or explanation, I left. At a "Quick Stop" on 
the edge of town, I asked the lady behind the counter about the helmets. 
She exploded into a rage, yelling at me, "You darn Yankees never do read 
the Bible!"
I assured her that I did, but simply couldn't recall anything about
firemen in the Bible.She jerked her Bible from behind the counter and 
ruffled thru some pages, and finally jabbed her finger at a passage. 
Sticking it in my face she said "See, it says right here, 
'The three wise man came from afar.'"