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WHAT CAUSES ARTHRITIS?

A drunk man who smelled like beer

sat down on a subway next to a priest.
The man's tie was stained, his face

was plastered with red lipstick and
a half-empty bottle of gin was sticking

out of his torn coat pocket.

He opened his newspaper and

began reading.

After a few minutes the man

turned to the priest and asked,

'Say Father, what causes arthritis?'

The priest replies, 'My Son, 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!'

The drunk muttered in response,

'Well, I'll be  damned,'

Then returned to his paper.

The priest, thinking about what       

he had said, nudged the man

       and apologized   .

'I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to

come on so strong.

How long have you had arthritis?'

The drunk answered, 'I don't have it, Father.

I was just reading here that the Pope does.'

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MORAL: Make sure you understand the

question before offering the answer.

A pastor's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the congregation and asked for a raise.   After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the pastor's family expanded; so would his paycheck.
 
After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the pastor's expanding salary.
 
A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how much the pastor's additional children were costing the church, and how much more it could potentially cost.
 
After listening to them for about an hour, the pastor rose from his chair and spoke,   "Children are a gift from God, and we will take as many gifts as He gives us."
 
Silence fell over the congregation.
 
In the back pew, a little old lady struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice.   "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers."
 
The entire congregation said, "Amen."
 
Gotta love those senior citizens!

Statistics recently released from the United Nations reveal that Australian, Canadian, NZ, UK and U. S. A. men between 50 and 75 years of age, will, on average, have sex two to three times per week, whereas Japanese men, in the same age group, will have sex only once or twice per year if at all.

This is very upsetting news to me and most of my friends, as we had no idea we were Japanese.