Father O'Malley

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Father O'Malley






An Irish priest was transferred to 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.

He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.

He promptly called the local police station.



The conversation went like this:

"Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"



"And the best of the day te 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 my call."

[Emery]