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Bcoffman Gray Ghost
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posted 04-29-2005 06:31 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Bcoffman Gray Ghost     

> >Catholic Horses
> >
> > Leroy was from Alabama, and was a good ol' Southern Baptist. He loved
to
> sneak away to the race track. One day he was there betting on the ponies,
> and losing his shirt, when he noticed a priest step out onto the track and
> bless the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 2nd race. Lo
and
> behold, this horse -- a very long shot -- won the race.
> >
> >Leroy was most interested to see what the priest did in the next race.
> Sure enough, he watched the priest step out onto the track as the horses
for
> the 3rd race lined up. The priest placed a blessing on the forehead of
one
> of the horses.
> >
> >Leroy made a beeline for the window and placed a small bet on the horse.
> Again, even though another long shot, the horse the priest had blessed won
> the race.
> >
> >Leroy collected his winnings and anxiously waited to see which horse the
> priest bestowed his blessing on for the 4th race. The priest showed,
> blessed a horse, Leroy bet on it, and it won! Leroy was elated! As the
> day went on, the priest continued blessing one of the horses, and it
always
> came in first.
> >
> >Leroy began to pull in some serious money, and by the last race, he knew
> his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a quick stop at the
ATM,
> withdrew big money and awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him
> which horse to bet on for the last race.
> >
> >True to his pattern, the priest stepped out onto the track before the
last
> race and blessed the forehead, eyes, ears and hooves of one of the horses.
> >
> >Leroy bet every cent, and watched the horse come in dead last. He was
> dumbfounded. He made his way to the track, and when he found the priest,
> he demanded, "What happened, Father? All day you blessed horses and they
> won.
> >
> >On the last race, you blessed a horse and he lost. Now I've lost all my
> savings, thanks to you!
> >
> >
> >The priest nodded wisely and said, "That's the problem with you
Protestants
> ....... you can't tell the difference between a simple blessing and the
> Last Rites.
>
>


pumpkin
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posted 04-29-2005 08:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for pumpkin     


Lone Ranger
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posted 04-29-2005 11:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lone Ranger     

Good one BGG.



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