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Pappa Jim
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Posted: 04/17/2007 at 08:30:46 |
Thread Title: "Catholic Horses"
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One day while he was at the track betting on the ponies
and nearly losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto
the track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the
4th race. Lo and behold, that horse -- a very long shot -- won the race.
Mitch was most interested to see what the priest did the next race. Sure
enough, the priest stepped out onto the track as the 5th race horses
lined up, and placed a blessing on the forehead of one of the horses
Mitch made a beeline for the window, and placed a small bet on the
horse.
Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse the priest had
blessed won the race. Mitch collected his winnings, and anxiously waited
to see which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race. The priest
showed, blessed a horse, Mitch bet on it, and it won! Mitch was elated!
As the day went on, the priest continued blessing horses, and they always
came in first. Mitch began to pull in some serious money, and by the
last race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a
quick stop at the ATM, withdrew his savings, and awaited the priest's blessing
that would tell him which horse to bet on. True to his pattern, the
priest stepped out onto the track before the last race and blessed the
forehead, eyes, ears, and hooves of one of the horses. Mitch bet every
cent, and watched the horse come in dead last. Mitch was dumbfounded. He
made his way to the track, and when he found the priest, he demanded,
"What happened, Father? All day long you blessed horses and they won.
The last race, you blessed a horse and he lost. Now, thanks to you, I've
lost all my savings!!" The priest nodded wisely and said, "That's the problem
with Protestants--you can't tell the difference between a simple
blessing and the Last Rites. |
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