[CS-FSLUG] OT: Catholic Horses. . .

[Tim Young]

This one certainly hit a funny-bone today.  Thanks.

     - Tim Young

On 3/8/2011 10:14 AM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> Catholic Horses. . .
>
> One day while he was at the track playing the ponies and all but 
> losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto the 
> track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for 
> the 4th race.
>
> Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot -  Won the race before 
> the next race, as the horses began lining up, Mitch watched with 
> interest the old priest step onto the track. Sure enough, as the 
> 5th race horses came to the starting gate the priest made a 
> blessing on the forehead of one of the horses. Mitch made a beeline 
> for a betting window and placed a small bet on the horse.  Again, 
> even though it was another long shot, the horse  the priest had 
> blessed won the race. Mitch collected his winnings, and anxiously 
> waited to see which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race.
>
> The priest again blessed a horse. Mitch bet big on it, and it won. 
> Mitch was elated.. As the races continued the priest kept blessing 
> long shot horses, and each one ended up coming in first.
> By and by, Mitch was pulling in some serious money. By the last 
> race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a 
> quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and awaited the 
> priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.
>
> True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the track for the last 
> race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the longest 
> shot of the day. Mitch also observed the priest blessing the
> eyes, ears, and hooves of the old nag. Mitch knew he had a winner 
> and bet every cent he owned on the old nag. He then watched 
> dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead last. Mitch, in a state of 
> shock, made his way down to the track area where the priest was.
>
> Confronting the old priest he demanded, 'Father! What happened? All 
> day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the last 
> race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now,  thanks 
> to you I've lost every cent of my savings -- all of it!'.
>
> *The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy.* *'Son,' he said, 
> 'that's the problem with you* *Protestants, you can't tell the 
> difference between a simple blessing and the* *last rites.'*
> -- 
> "Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it
> tougher for sober people to own cars." - Unknown
>
>
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