The Priest's Ass A priest, who wanted to raise money for his church, was told there=0Dwas a fortune in horse racing, and so he decided to buy a horse and enter=0Dit in some races. However, at the local auction, the going price for=0Dhorses was so steep that he decided to buy a donkey instead. Although he had=0Dsome doubts, the priest figured that he might as well enter the animal=0Din a ra= ce just to see how it would do. To his surprise the donkey came in=0Dsecond. The next day the headlines read: PRIEST'S ASS SHOWS The priest was so pleased that he entered the animal in another=0Drace, and this time it won. The headline read: PRIEST'S ASS OUT IN FRONT The bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered=0Dthe priest not to enter the donkey in another race. The new headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PRIEST'S ASS This was too much for the bishop, and he ordered the priest to get=0Drid of the animal. The priest gave the donkey to a nun in a nearby=0Dconvent. The next day the headline read: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN The bishop fainted. He told the nun that she would have to dispose=0Dof the donkey. After several days, the nun finally sold the beast to a=0Dlocal farmer for $10. The headline read: NUN PEDDLES ASS FOR TEN BUCKS They buried the bishop the next day.