If you're 10 minutes early, you're already 5 minutes late.
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:24 PM, wncs <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Retirement Dinner
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> A priest was being honored at his retirement dinner after 25 years in
> the parish. A leading local politician and member of the congregation
> was chosen to make the presentation and give a little speech at the
> dinner.
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> However, he was delayed, so the priest decided to say his own few
> words while they waited:
> 'I got my first impression of the parish from the first confession I
> heard here. I thought I had been assigned to a terrible place. The
> very first person who entered my confessional told me he had stolen a
> television set and, when questioned by the police, was able to lie his
> way out of it. He had stolen money from his parents, embezzled from
> his employer, had an affair with his boss's wife, taken illegal drugs,
> and gave VD to his sister. I was appalled.
>
> But as the days went on I learned that my people were not all like
> that and I had, indeed, come to a fine parish full of good and loving
> people.'...
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> Just as the priest finished his talk, the politician arrived full of
> apologies at being late. He immediately began to make the
> presentation and gave his talk:
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> 'I'll never forget the first day our parish priest arrived,' said the
> politician. 'In fact, I had the honor of being the first person to go
> to him for confession.'
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> Moral: Never, Never, Never Be Late
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