| The priest in a small Irish village
was very fond of the chickens he kept in the hen house out the back
of the parish rectory. He had a cock rooster and about ten hens.
One Saturday night the cock rooster was missing and the priest
suspected that it was because cock fights were being held in the
village. So he decided to do something about it at church the next
morning.
At Mass, he asked the congregation, "Has anybody got a cock?"
All the men stood up.
"No, No," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has
anybody seen a cock?" All the women stood up.
"No, No," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has
anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong to them?" Half the
women stood up.
"No, No," he said, "that wasn't what I meant. Has
anybody seen my cock?" All the altar boys stood up. |