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To: Peter S. Maroulis who wrote (13685)	3/5/2000 12:14:00 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 62554

After watching sales falling off for three straight months at Kentucky Fried > Chicken, the Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor. > > The Pope says, "What can I do?" > > The Colonel says, "I need you to change the daily prayer from, 'Give us this > day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily chicken'. If you do it, > I'll donate 10 Million Dollars to the Vatican." > > The Pope replies, "I am sorry. That is the Lord's prayer and I can not > change the words." > > So the Colonel hangs up. After another month of dismal sales, the Colonel > panics, and calls again. > > "Listen your Excellency. I really need your help. I'll give you $50 million > dollars if you change the words of the daily prayer from 'Give us this day > our daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily chicken.'" > > And the Pope responds, "It is very tempting, Colonel Sanders. The church > could do a lot of good with that much money. It would help us support many > charities. But, again, I must decline. It is the Lord's prayer, and I can't > change the words." > > So the Colonel gives up again. After two more months of terrible sales the > Colonel gets desperate. "This is my final offer, your Excellency. If you > change the words of the daily prayer from, 'Give us this day our daily > bread' to 'Give us this day our daily chicken' I will donate $100 million to > the Vatican." > > The Pope replies, "Let me get back to you." > > So the next day, the Pope calls together all of his bishops and he says, "I > have some good news and I have some bad news. The good news is that KFC is > going to donate $100 million to the Vatican." > > The bishops rejoice at the news. Then one asks about the bad news. > > The Pope replies, "The bad news is that we lost the Wonder Bread account."