What Lesson Does a Donkey Teach About Public Opinion?

[jrstephens]

Thought I would share this!

>The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so
>pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won
>again. The local paper read: *PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT*.
>
>The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the
>pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.
>
>The next day, the local paper headline read: *BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S
>ASS*.
>
>This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid
>of
>the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.
>The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the
>next day: *NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN*.
>
>The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid
>of
>the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.The next day the paper
>read: *NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10*.
>
>This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the
>donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the

>headlines read: *NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE*.
>
>The bishop was buried the next day.
>
>The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion
>can
>bring you much grief and misery . . . even shorten your life. So be
>yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and
>you'll be a lot happier and live longer!

 

[pcchris]

LOL! Thanks for posting, Jennifer!
That's a good one!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

Hmmm...time to bump the joke thread.