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One of Top 3 All-time favorite jokes
Sep 18, 2013, 2:44 PM
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As told to me by a Catholic priest 40 years ago...
A Baptist moved into a predominately Catholic neighborhood. One of his favorite Friday afternoon rituals was to grill a thick, juicy steak in the backyard. Of course the aroma would drift over the area, gnawing at those having their fish sticks.
The neighbors knew they couldn't tell him not to do it, so they decided the next best thing was to get him to convert. One at a time they would invite him to go to mass. One at a time, they said, "your church is so far away, why don't you consider becoming a Catholic?"
Eventually, they wore him down and he said yes. Went to Catholicism classes. Finally they day came for his conversion.
As he knelt at the altar,the priest sprinkled his head with Holy Water and said, 'You were born a Baptist, you were raised a Baptist and now, you are a Catholic!'
The congregation wiped their foreheads and said, 'Thank you!... because they knew that next Friday that they were not going to have to smell that aromatic steak while working in their yards, driveways or garages... but then... sniff, sniff, sniff
They headed over to his house, walked in the back gate to tell him that now he had converted, his Friday steaks had to stop... but there he stood at the grill, large steak sizzling and a bowl of water in his hand as he sprinkled it saying, 'You were born a steer, you were raised a steer and now, you are a fish!'
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What is the deal with fish on Fridays anyway?
Sep 18, 2013, 2:47 PM
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I never got that one.
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The pope said so many many years ago
Sep 18, 2013, 2:57 PM
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And also something of eating food of the poor people. But all that stuff nowadays is el stupido. I usually make one or two jokes during Lent to my wife.
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Re: What is the deal with fish on Fridays anyway?
Sep 18, 2013, 3:08 PM
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It's just one of those Catholic traditions that are celebrated throughout the year. It has little biblical reference other than in association with the penitential practices of lent. At some point the catholic church deemed it permissible to eat certain foods - fish, eggs, cheese (some will say chicken, too) - probably because too many people were getting sick from fasting. You could probably take up hours talking about this with a Priest, but in short it's more of a traditional part of Catholicism that a biblical part. We have several traditional ceremonies that Popes throughout time have deemed necessary to honor Biblical characters and events.
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So originally it was a once-a-week fast...
Sep 18, 2013, 3:11 PM
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Fascinating. I wonder how all this stuff got started. At some point somebody just decided to tell everyone to do it.
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@ some point somebody just decided to tell everyone to do it
Sep 18, 2013, 3:21 PM
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relevant statement is relevant.
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I feel sad for you.***
Sep 18, 2013, 2:53 PM
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^^^^has only heard 4 jokes***
Sep 18, 2013, 2:54 PM
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How bad could the 4th be? uggghh***
Sep 18, 2013, 3:00 PM
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Then this joke will blow your mind.
Sep 18, 2013, 3:13 PM
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Pirate walks into a bar and has a ship's steering wheel sticking out of his pants. The bartender asks what's with the steering wheel? The pirate responds,
Arrr, it's drivin' me nuts!
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That joke is infinitely more funny than RealityCheck's.***
Sep 18, 2013, 3:17 PM
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One of Top 2 All-Time Favorite Jokes
Sep 18, 2013, 3:20 PM
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What's the difference between Yogurt and Columbia?
Yogurt has culture!
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I take it you don't laugh that much.***
Sep 18, 2013, 3:22 PM
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