A drunk Irishman who smelled of beer sat down on a bus next to a priest.
\nThe man’s tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick, and a half-empty bottle of gin was\u00a0 sticking out of his torn coat pocket.<\/p>\n
He opened his newspaper and began reading. After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, ”Father, what causes arthritis?”<\/p>\n
The priest replies, ”My Son,\u00a0 it’s caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol, contempt for your fellow man, sleeping around with prostitutes and lack of a bath.”<\/p>\n
The drunk muttered, ”Well, I’ll be damned\u201d, then returned to his paper.<\/p>\n
The priest, thinking about what\u00a0 he had said, nudged the man and apologized. ”I’m very sorry. I didn’t mean to\u00a0 be so direct.
\nHow long have you had arthritis?”<\/p>\n
The drunk answered, ”I don’t\u00a0 have it, Father. I was just reading here that the Pope does.”<\/p>\n
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