[at-l] The Bishop's Problem

["David Hicks" <daveh@usit.net>]

A preacher wanted to raise money for his church, and being
told there was a fortune in horse racing, he decided to
purchase a horse and enter it in the races. However, at the
local auction, the going price for horses was so high that the
preacher settled on a donkey instead. The preacher figured,
since he bought the animal, he might as well race it. To his
great surprise, the donkey did quite well and came in third
place. The next day, the racing sheets carried this headline:
 
Preacher Ass Shows 

The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it
in the races again, and this time the animal won first place.
The paper said:
 
Preacher's Ass Out In Front
 
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he
ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in any more
races. The newspaper printed this headline:
 
Bishop Scratches Preacher's Ass
 
This was too much for the Bishop and he ordered the preacher
to get rid of the donkey. The preacher decided to give the
animal to a nun in a local convent. The next day, the
headlines read:
 
Nun Has Best Ass In Town
 
The Bishop fainted. When he came around, he informed the nun
that she would have to dispose of the donkey. The nun
searched, finally finding a farmer willing to buy the animal
for ten dollars. The paper stated:
 
Nun Peddles Ass for Ten Bucks!
 
They buried the Bishop the next day

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