OT to Sandy re Texas humor
DONKEY RACING IN TEXAS
> | >
> | > A Texan preacher wanted to raise some money for his church; hearing
> that
> | >
> | > there was a lot of money in horse racing, he decided to purchase a
> | > horse.
> | > However, horses proved to be too expensive for his small budget, so
> he
> | > ended up buying a donkey instead. Figuring he had nothing to lose,
> the
> | > preacher decided to enter the donkey in the horse race, in which, to
> his
> | >
> | > astonishment, the donkey came in second place! The next day's
> headlines
> | > in
> | > the Daily Racing Form read:
> | >
> | > PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS
> | >
> | > Encouraged by the donkey's strong beginning, the preacher entered the
> | > donkey in the races again. This time the donkey won, inspiring the
> | > headline,
> | >
> | > PREACHER'S ASS OUT IN FRONT
> | >
> | > Meanwhile, the bishop had gotten word of these outrageous headlines
> and
> | > decided that this kind of publicity was not good for his parish. So,
> he
> | > ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in any more races. Next
> day
> | >
> | > the headlines read:
> | >
> | > BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS
> | >
> | > Needless to say, the bishop was not pleased with this, so he told the
> | > preacher to get rid of the donkey. The preacher obliged, giving it to
> a
> | > convent. The headlines following this read:
> | >
> | > NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN
> | >
> | > Well, this made the bishop angrier than ever, and he ordered the
> Mother
> | > Superior at the convent to sell the animal. She sold it to a farmer
> for
> | > $10. The headlines proclaimed:
> | >
> | > NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS
> | >
> | > The bishop died upon reading this headline. The day after his death,
> the headlines read
TOO MUCH ASS RESPONSIBLE FOR BISHOP'S DEATH
mph(giggling heartily)
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