More Monday humor
Posted: August 10th, 2009, 10:04 am
One day while he was at the track playing the ponies and all but losing his shirt, Al noticed a priest who stepped
out onto the track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th race.
Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won
the race..
Before the next race, as the horses began lining up,
Al watched with interest the old priest step onto the track. Sure
enough, as the 5th race horses came to the starting gate the priest
made a blessing on the forehead of one of the horses.
Al made a beeline for a betting window and placed a
small bet on the horse. Again, even though it was another long
shot, the horse the priest had blessed won the race.
Al collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to
see which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race.? The priest
again blessed a horse.
Al bet big on it, and it won. Al was elated.
As the races continued the priest kept blessing long
shot horses,
And each one ended up coming in first.? Bye and bye,
Al was pulling in some serious money.
By the last race, he knew his wildest dreams were
going to come true.
He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his
savings, and awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse
to bet on.
True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the
track for the last race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the
longest shot of the day. Al also observed the priest blessing the eyes,
ears, and hooves of the old nag.
Al knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned
on the old nag.?
He then watched dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead
last.?
Al, in a state of shock, made his way down to the track area where
the priest was.
Confronting the old priest he demanded, 'Father!
What happened?? All day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the
last race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now,
thanks to you I've lost every cent of my savings- all of it!'
The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy.?
'Son,' he said, 'that's the problem with you Protestants, you can't tell the
difference between a simple blessing and last rites.'
out onto the track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th race.
Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won
the race..
Before the next race, as the horses began lining up,
Al watched with interest the old priest step onto the track. Sure
enough, as the 5th race horses came to the starting gate the priest
made a blessing on the forehead of one of the horses.
Al made a beeline for a betting window and placed a
small bet on the horse. Again, even though it was another long
shot, the horse the priest had blessed won the race.
Al collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to
see which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race.? The priest
again blessed a horse.
Al bet big on it, and it won. Al was elated.
As the races continued the priest kept blessing long
shot horses,
And each one ended up coming in first.? Bye and bye,
Al was pulling in some serious money.
By the last race, he knew his wildest dreams were
going to come true.
He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his
savings, and awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse
to bet on.
True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the
track for the last race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the
longest shot of the day. Al also observed the priest blessing the eyes,
ears, and hooves of the old nag.
Al knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned
on the old nag.?
He then watched dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead
last.?
Al, in a state of shock, made his way down to the track area where
the priest was.
Confronting the old priest he demanded, 'Father!
What happened?? All day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the
last race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now,
thanks to you I've lost every cent of my savings- all of it!'
The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy.?
'Son,' he said, 'that's the problem with you Protestants, you can't tell the
difference between a simple blessing and last rites.'
