An Irish priest is transferred to Texas.
>>
>> Father O'Malley rose from his bed. It was a fine spring day in his
>> new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to
>> get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed
>> there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He
>> promptly called the local police station.
>>
>> The conversation went like this: 'Good morning. This is Sergeant
>> Jones. How might I help you?'
>>
>> 'And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St.
>> Brigid's. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn. Would
>> ye be
>> so kind as to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the
>> matter?'
>> Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with
>> a smirk, 'Well now father, it was always my impression that you
>> people took care of last rites!' There was dead silence on the line
>> for a long moment.
>>
>> Father O'Malley then replied: 'Aye, tis certainly true, but we are
>> also obliged to notify the next of kin.'
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Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction. - Billy the Kid
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