The Pastor's Donkey
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> The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.
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> The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered
> in another race and it won again.
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> The local paper read:
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> PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.
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> The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered
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the pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races.
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> The next day the local paper headline read:
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> BISHOP SCRATCHES THE PASTOR'S ASS.
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> This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the pastor
> to get rid of the donkey.
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> The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
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> The local paper, hearing of the news,
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> Posted the following headline:
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> NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN.
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> The Bishop fainted.
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> He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey
> so she sold it to a farmer for $10.
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> The next day the headlines read:
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> NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.
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> This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy
back
> the donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run
free.
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> The next day the headlines read:
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> NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS
> IS WILD AND FREE.
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> Alas . The Bishop was buried the next day.
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> MORAL OF THE STORY???
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> Being concerned about public opinion can bring you
> much grief and misery and even shorten your life.
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> So, be yourself and enjoy life.
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> Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll live longer.