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From: mis@spuxll.UUCP (Meyer Steinberg)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: DONKEY
Message-ID: <519@spuxll.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 28-Jun-84 15:45:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: spuxll.519
Posted: Thu Jun 28 15:45:23 1984
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A PREACHER WHO WANTED TO RAISE MONEY FOR HIS CHURCH WAS TOLD THAT THERE
WAS A FORTUNE TO BE MADE ON RACING. HE DECIDED TO PURCHASE A HORSE AND
ENTER IT IN A RACE.  HOWEVER, AT THE LOCAL AUCTION, THE GOING PRICE WAS
SO STEEP THAT HE ENDED UP BUYING A DONKEY INSTEAD.

HE FIGURED THAT SINCE HE HAD THE DONKEY HE MIGHT AS WELL ENTER IT IN THE
RACE, AND TO HIS AMAZEMENT, THE DONKEY CAME IN THIRD. THE NEXT DAY THE 
RACING SHEET CARRIED THIS HEADLINE:

                          " PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS "

THE PREACHER WAS SO PLEASED WITH THE DONKEY THAT HE ENTERED IT IN A RACE 
AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DONKEY WON AND THE NEWSPAPER HEADLINE 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. IT CAUSED THIS HEADLINE:

                   "  BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS    "

THIS WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE BISHOP SO HE ORDERED THE PREACHER TO GET RID
OF THE DONKEY.  THE PREACHER DECIDED TO GIVE THE ANIMAL TO A NUN IN A
NEARBY CONVENT. THE HEADLINE THE NEXT DAY READ:

                     "  NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN     "

THE BISHOP FAINTED. HE INFORMED THE NUN THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO DISPOSE
OF THE DONKEY AT ONCE. SHE FINALLY FOUND A FARMER WHO WOULD PAY $10 FOR 
THE DONKEY. THE HEADLINE READ:

                  "  NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS  "

THE BISHOP WAS BURIED THE FOLLOWING DAY ..................