An Irish Priest In Texas

Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside when he noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.

He promptly called the local police station and heard "Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"

"And the best of the day t' yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann's Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn, and would ye be so kind as to send a couple o' yer' lads to take care of the matter?"

Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now, Father, ... it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!"

There was dead silence on the line for a long moment. Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true, but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin first ... which is the reason for me call."

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