A priest,

who wanted to raise money for his church,

was told therewas a fortune in horse racing,

and so he decided to buy a horse and enter it in some races.

However,

at the local auction,

the going price for horses was so steep

that he decided to buy a donkeyinstead.

Although he had some doubts,

the priest figured that he might as well enter the animal in a race

just to see how it would do.

To his surprise the donkey came in second.

The next day the headlines read:

PRIEST’S ASS SHOWS

The priest was so pleased that he entered the animal in another race,

and this time it won.

The headline read:

PRIEST’S ASS OUT IN FRONT

The bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity

that he ordered the priest not to enter the donkey in another race.

The new headline read:

BISHOP SCRATCHES PRIEST’S ASS

This was too much for the bishop,

and he ordered the priest to get rid of the animal.

The priest gave the donkey to a nun in a near by convent.

The next day the headline read:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN

The bishop fainted.

He told the nun that she would have to dispose of the donkey.

After several days,

the nun finally sold the beast to a local farmer for $10.

The headline read:

NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS

They buried the bishop the next day.

I took this from Silly old Bear, again.