A Day At The Races

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A priest wanted to raise money for his parish and being told there was a fortune in horse racing decided to purchase a horse and enter it in the races. However, at the local auction, the price of horses was so steep that he ended up buying a donkey instead and, already having the plan, entered it in the races anyway. To his great surprise the donkey came in third! The next day the Racing Form carried this headline: PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS. The priest was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the next race and this time it won! The Racing Form headline read: PREACHER'S ASS OUT IN FRONT. Again the priest entered the donkey, and this time it came in second place. The Racing Form now read: PREACHER'S ASS BACK IN PLACE. The bishop became so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the priest to not enter the donkey in another race. The Racing Form now ran this headline: BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS. This was too much for the bishop, and he ordered the priest to get rid of the animal. The priest decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The Racing Form now read: NUN HAS THE BEST ASS IN TOWN. The bishop fainted... he then ordered the nun to dispose of the donkey. She sold it to a farmer who was willing to pay $10 for it. The Racing Form headline now read: NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS. The next day they buried the bishop...