An old Jewish man was once on the subway, and he sat
down next to a younger man. He noticed that the young
man had a strange kind of shirt collar. Having never
seen a priest before, he asked the man,
"Excuse me sir, but why do you have your shirt collar on
backwards?"
The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered,
"I wear this collar because I am a Father."
The Jewish man thought a second and responded, "Sir,
I am also a Father but I wear my collar front-ways. Why
do you wear your collar so differently?"
The priest thought for a minute and said, "Sir, I am the
father for many."
The Jewish man quickly answered, "I too am the father
of many. I have four sons, four daughters and too many
grandchildren to count. But I wear my collar like
everyone else does. Why do you wear it your way?"
The priest who was beginning to get exasperated
thought and then blurted out, "Sir, I am the father for
hundreds and hundreds of people."
The Jewish man was taken aback and was silent for a
long time. As he got up to leave the subway train, he
leaned over to the priest and said,
"Er... Mister, perhaps, you should wear your pants
backwards."
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"The Priest And The Bum"
A drunk that smelled like a brewery got on a subway
one day. He sat down next to a priest. The drunk's
shirt was stained, his face was full of bright red
lipstick, and he had a half empty bottle of wine
sticking out of his pocket.
He opened he opened his newspaper and started
reading. A couple of minutes later he asked the
priest, "Father what causes arthritis"?
"Mister, it's caused by loose living, being with
cheap wicked women, too much alcohol and
contempt for your fellow man."
"Geez, I'll be damned," uttered the drunk and
returned to reading his paper.
The priest, thinking about what he said turned to
the man and apologized.
"I'm sorry son, I didn't mean to come on so strong.
How long have you had arthritis?"
"I don't, father. I was just reading in the paper
that the Pope has arthritis.. "