CATHOLIC HORSES

[delta22]

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 last rites.'

[Jamie in Bama]

Liberals seem to get them confused as well. Cheering on policies that any objective review of facts shows abject sustained failure. If welfare system such a great tool to fix poverty, why does it increase every time we sweeten the benefits.

If the most generous benefits packages on the planet for the poor were such a great deal, why are the states with the biggest programs teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Why are corporations in those states packing up their marbles & going elsewhere, taking all of those lovely jobs & tax revenue with them.

[Danan]

Not exactly the same topic, but saw an article today about how Medicare disability is almost broke. Being a bondsman/woman I can't believe the number of seemingly healthy young people are arrested and bonded out and they are on disability. What the hell? I want some of that.

[AZ Native]

That was a good one.