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FATHERS....
An old man from a far off land was once on the subway in New
York and he sat
down next to a younger man. He noticed that the young man had a
strange kind
of shirt collar. Having never seen a priest before, he asked the
man,
"Excuse me sir, but why do you have your shirt collar on
backwards?"
The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered
"I wear this collar
because I am a Father". The old man thought a second and
responded "Sir I am
also a Father but I wear my collar front-ways. Why do you wear
your collar
so differently?"
The priest thought for a minute and said "Sir, I am the
father for many".
The old man quickly answered, "I too am the father of many.
I have four
sons, four daughters and too many grandchildren to count. But I
wear my
collar like everyone else does. Why do you wear it your
way?"
The priest who was beginning to get exasperated thought and
then blurted out
"Sir, I am the father for hundreds and hundreds of people.
"The old man from
the far-away country was taken aback and was silent for a long
time. As he
got up to leave the subway train, he leaned over to the priest
and said,
"Mister, maybe you should wear your pants backwards.
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