[BITList] Fwd: catholic horse

[John Feltham]

Begin forwarded message:






One day while he was at the track playing the ponies and all but  
losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto the  
track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the  
4th race. And, lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won the  
race!

As the horses began lining up for the next race, Mitch watched with  
interest as the old priest again stepped out onto the track. Sure  
enough, as the horses came to the starting gate for the 5th race, the  
priest made a blessing on the forehead of one of the horses. Mitch  
made a beeline for a betting window and placed a small bet on the  
blessed horse. Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse  
the priest had blessed won the race!

Mitch collected his winnings and anxiously waited to see which horse  
the priest would bless for the 6th race. After less than a minute, the  
priest again blessed a horse.
Mitch bet big on the horse, and it won!

Mitch was elated. As the races continued, the priest kept blessing  
long shot horses, and each one ended up coming in first. Bye and bye,  
Mitch was pulling in some serious money.

By the last race, Mitch knew his wildest dreams were going to come  
true. He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and  
awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.

True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the track for the last  
race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the longest shot  
of the day. Mitch also observed the priest blessing the eyes, ears,  
and hooves of the old nag. Mitch knew he had a winner and bet every  
cent he had on the old nag.  He then watched dumbfounded as the old  
nag come in dead last.

Mitch, in a state of shock, made his way down to the track area where  
the priest was seated. Confronting the old priest, Mitch demanded,   
'Father! What happened? All day long you blessed horses and they all  
won. Then in the last race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky  
mile. Now, thanks to you, I've lost every cent of my savings - all of  
it!'.

The priest nodded wisely and stated sympathetically, 'Son, that's the  
problem with you Protestants. You can't tell the differencebetween a  
simple blessing and last rites.'


ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.




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