THE NEW PRIEST

> > An Irish priest was transferred to Texas. Father O'Malley rose from
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> > his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission
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> > parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of
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> > the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying
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> > dead in the middle of his front lawn.
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> > He promptly called the local police station. The conversation went
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> > like this: "Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help
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> > you?" "And the best of the day to yerself. This is Father O'Malley at
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> > St. Ann 's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front
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> > lawn and would ye be so kind as to send a couple o'yer lads to take

care of the matter?"
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> > Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with
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> > a smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people
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> > took care of the last rites!"
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> > There was dead silence on the line for a long moment...... Father
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> > O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true; but we are also
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> > obliged to notify the next of kin first, which is the reason for me call."