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Three Holy men and a bear

A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher, and a Rabbi all served as
chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk
shop.

One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really
all that hard - a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.

One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They
would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.

Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.

Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had
various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.

'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear.

And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism.

Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me
around.

So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother
of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next
week to give him first communion and confirmation.'

Reverend Billy Bob spoke next....

He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an
IV drip

In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, 'WELL, brothers, you
KNOW that we don't sprinkle!

I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear
from God's HOLY WORD!

But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.

So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle.

We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek.

So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul.

And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb.

We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus...Hallelujah!

The priest and the reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying
in a hospital bed.

He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and
out of him

He was in really bad shape.

The Rabbi looked up and said, "Looking back on it, ...Circumcision may not have been the best way to start."

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Dick MacKenzie

''Life's tough......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'' -- John Wayne

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Kevin Parent