The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch.
At the head of the table was a large pile of apples.
The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray: “Take only ONE. God is watching.”
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies.
Little Johnny wrote a note, “Take all you want. God is watching the apples.”
Un betiv care raspandea un miros ingrozitor de bautura ieftina si care avea un sac si un ziar vechi se urca in autobuz si se aseaza langaun preot cu un aspect foarte onorabil. Apoi scoate din sac o sticla de bautura aproape goala din care bea pana la ultima picatura, dupa careincepe sa citeasca din ziar. La un moment dat i se adreseaza preotului:
- Scuzati-ma, parinte, stiti cumva din ce motive se ajunge la spondiloza?
- Desigur, raspunde preotul, care simtea o neplacere crescanda, pe un ton de o politete rece si sarcastica. Factorii care duc la spondilozasunt: o viata dezordonata, tovarasia unor femei de calitate indoielnica, consumul exagerat de tutun si alcool, betii care setermina cu nopti petrecute in bordeluri, toate astea duc la spondiloza…
- Uuuaaauuu! N-as fi crezut niciodata… raspunde betivul si se intoarce la ziarul sau.
Preotul, milos de felul lui, dupa ce se gandeste la cele spuse, se adreseaza din nou betivului, de data asta pe un ton bland si impaciuitor:
- Scuza-ma, n-am vrut sa te jignesc, de cand suferi de spondiloza, fiule?
- Eu? Nu, parinte… eu niciodata n-am suferit de asa ceva, tocmai am citit in ziar ca Papa are spondiloza.
Jack and Max are walking from religious service. Jack wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.
Max replies, “Why don’t you ask the Priest?”
So Jack goes up to the Priest and asks, “Father, may I smoke while I pray?”
The Priest replies, “No, my son, you may not! That’s utter disrespect to our religion.”
Jack goes back to his friend and tells him what the good Priest told him.
Max says, “I’m not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try.”
And so Max goes up to the Priest and asks, “Father, may I pray while I smoke?”
To which the Priest eagerly replies, “By all means, my son. By all means. You can always pray whenever you want to.”