Sixteen year old Paddy Murphy seeks absolution:
Bless me Father, for I have sinned.
I have been with a loose girl”..
The priest asks, “Is that you, Paddy Murphy ?”
“Yes, Father, it is.”
“And who was the girl you were with?”
“I can’t tell you, Father. I don’t want to ruin her reputation”.
“Well, Paddy, I’m sure to find out her name sooner or
later so you may as well tell me now.
Was it Mary Brogan.”
“I cannot say.”
“Was it Theresa Clooney ?”
“I’ll never tell.”
“Was it Maeve O’Neill?”
“I’m sorry, but I cannot name her.”
“Was it Cathy Power?”
“My lips are sealed.”
“Was it Nuala Riordan, then?”
“Please, Father, I cannot tell you.”
The priest sighs in frustration.
“You’re very tight lipped, and I admire that in you Paddy,
but you’ve sinned and will have to atone.
You are suspended as an altar boy for 4 months.
Now, off you go and behave yourself in future.”
Paddy walks back to his pew,
and his friend Conor slides over and whispers,
“What’d you get?”
“Four months holiday and five good leads.”
TF_stevied.
