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Thread: Visiting the confessional
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Simon
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# 1
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Joke submitted by Zeke:
It's a typical Saturday afternoon and the priest on duty is hearing confessions. It's a little quiet at the moment, and he is in meditation, when he hears some shuffling and scrabbling, feels two big thumps, hears the door to the confessional open and then some strange sounds coming from the booth beside him, along with a strong whiff of whiskey.
A little puzzled, he pulls back the screen and says, "My son, may I help you?"
He hears a man answer him in a slurred voice, "You sure can, buddy. Is there any toilet paper on your side?"
[ 20. July 2005, 23:39: Message edited by: Simon ]
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SteveTom
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# 23
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Works for me.
Puerile, obvious, brilliant.
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Dinghy Sailor
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Brilliantly funny to my immature mind, but not offensive at all.
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Ian Climacus
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I'm interested in from hearing those who found it offensive. I can't see why.
Very puerile, but I'm in that sort of mood tonight.
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[ 19. July 2005, 11:16: Message edited by: Ian Climacus ]
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Pax Romana
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# 4653
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This joke has more of a yuck factor than anything. I vote for puerile. I admit that I did chuckle at it at the same time I was saying, "Oh, ick!."
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Sir Kevin
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I did wonder what the two thumps were. I don't think I'd like to be the sexton in that parish.
I was somewhat offended because I am RC and the last time I went to confession there was a long line and long wait. I'd have thought someone would've sussed out the drunk and shown him the door, or at least the loo. It was funny, though.
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frin
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I'm interested to know in what way you are offended, Sir Kevin? Is it because there's no queue? Surely it is conceivable that sometimes a priest would find that his services were not in demand at that moment?
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Nicolemr
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# 28
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that one was cute. the only bit of offense i can think of in it is that it is, literally, "toilet humor". but even then its pretty darn mild.
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Newman's Own
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# 420
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Confessional jokes used to be a staple of RC humour - and many of them were hilarious. I did not find this one funny, not because it offended my religious sensibilities, but because I hate 'toilet jokes.' As well, I worked in parishes which had ministries to the homeless (many of whom were mentally ill and confused), and the 'yuck factor' for me was high because indeed some of them do use parts of churches for substitute loos. Their situation was tragic - and cleaning up after them was not particularly pleasant, to say the least. So, for me, the image is sad rather than amusing.
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