The New Pastor

"The New Pastor"

The new town pastor walked into a neighborhood
pub, and stood quietly for a moment, watching
everyone dancing in the place, which was hopping
with music. Every once in a while the lights would
go out, and the whole place would erupt into cheers.
After a few moments, though, the revelers caught
sight of the pastor, and the room went dead silent.
He walked up to the bartender and asked, "May I
please use the rest room?"

The bartender replied, "I really don't think you should."

"Why not?" the pastor asked.

Well, there is life-sized statue of a naked woman
in there, and her most private part is covered only
by a fig leaf."

"Nonsense," said the pastor," I'll just look the other
way."

So the bartender showed the clergyman the door
at the top of the stairs, and he proceeded to the rest
room. The dancing and rowdiness resumed; and
when the lights went out again, the crowd cheered
even more wildly than before.

After a few minutes, the preacher came back out;
and the crowd stopped dancing just long enough
to give him an enthusiastic round of applause.

The pastor was perplexed. He went to the bartender
and said, "Sir, I don't understand. Why did they
applaud for me just because I went to the rest room?"

"Well, now they know you're one of us!" said the
bartender.

"But, I'm afraid I still don't understand," said the
puzzled pastor.

"You see," laughed the bartender, "every time the
fig leaf on that statue is lifted up, the lights go out
in the whole place!!!"
Received on Sat Apr 17 09:01:01 2004