A priest wanted to raise money for his church.  Seeing that there was a
 fortune in horse racing, he decided to purchase a horse and enter it in the
 races.  However, at the local auction, the going price for horses was so
 steep that the priest ended up buying a donkey.
 
 The priest figured that since he had the donkey anyway, he might as well go
 ahead and enter it in the races.  Much to his surprise the donkey came in
 third.  The next day the daily racing form carried the headline:  "PRIEST'S
 ASS SHOWS".
 
 The priest was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the races
 again the following day.  This time the donkey won!  The next day the racing
 daily read:  "PRIEST'S ASS OUT FRONT".
 
 The bishop was so upset with all this publicity that he told the priest not
 to enter the donkey in another race.  The headline that day read:  "BISHOP
 SCRATCHES PRIEST'S ASS".
 
 This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the priest to get rid of the
 animal at once.  The priest decided to give the donkey to the nearby convent.
  The headlines that afternoon read:  "NUNS HAVE BEST ASS IN TOWN".
 
 The bishop fainted.  He informed the nuns that they would have to dispose of
 the donkey immediately.  They found a farmer who was willing to buy the
 animal for $10.  The next day the paper headlines stated:  "NUNS PEDDLE ASS
 FOR TEN BUCKS".
 
 They buried the bishop that afternoon.  On the day after the funeral the
 headlines read:  "TOO MUCH ASS RESPONSIBLE FOR BISHOP'S DEATH".

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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