Re: French Pastors
April Dorsey-Tyler (adorsey@netusa1.net)
Sat, 11 Jan 1997 20:22:15 -0600
> In France, the young assistant pastors do not live in the main rectory.
> That is reserved for the Pastor and his housekeeper.
>
> One day the pastor invited his new young assistant pastor to have dinner
> at the rectory. While being served, the young pastor noticed how
> shapely and lovely the housekeeper was and down deep in his heart he
> wondered if
> there was more between the pastor and the housekeeper. After the meal
> was over, the middle-aged pastor assured the young priest that everything
> was purely professional...that she was the housekeeper and cook and that
> was
> that.
>
> About a week later the housekeeper came to the pastor and said, "Father,
> ever since the new assistant came for dinner I have not been able to
> find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose he took it, do
> you?"
>
> The Pastor said, "Well, I doubt it but I'll write him a letter." So he
> sat down and wrote, "Dear Father, I'm not saying you did take the gravy
> ladle and I'm not saying you did not take the gravy ladle. But the fact
> remains that it has been missing since you were here for dinner."
>
> The young assistant received the letter, and he answered it as follows:
> "Dear Father Pastor, I'm not saying that you do sleep with the
> housekeeper and I'm not saying that you do not sleep with the
housekeeper.
> But I do know for sure that if you slept in your own bed you would find
the
> gravy
> ladle."
>
>
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