The Preacher's Ass
>A preacher wanted to raise money for his church and on being told that there
>was a fortune in horse racing, decided to purchase one and enter it in the
>races. However at the local auction, the going price for a horse was so high
>that he ended up buying a donkey instead. He figured that since he had it,
>he might as well go ahead and enter it in the races. To his surprise, the
>donkey came in third. The next day the local paper carried this headline:
>PREACHERS ASS SHOWS
> The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race
>again, and this time it won. The paper read: PREACHER'S ASS OUT FRONT
> The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the
>preacher not to enter the donkey in another race. The paper headline read:
> BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHERS ASS
> This was too much
>for the bishop, so he ordered the preacher to get rid of the donkey. The
>preacher decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The paper headline
>the next day read:
>NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN
> The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of
>the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for ten dollars. The next day the
>paper read
> NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.00
> This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the
>donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.
> The next day the headlines read:
> NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE
>
> The bishop was buried the next day.