The Clog from OzA Priest and a Rabbi Walk Into a Bar...
October 30th 2006 10:02
“A priest, a nun, an Irishman, a Scotsman, a cowboy, a lawyer, a salesman, and a blonde all walk in to a bar. The bartender says, "Hey, is this some kind of joke?"” - Unknown
There are a countless number of these jokes around, and always featuring some distinct personality, nationality or occupation stemmed from stereotypes. It’s always the case of the dumb blonde or the clueless Irishman. I don’t really know of the trend with clergymen though. You see heaps of jokes about priests, monks and rabbis but what generalisation are these jokes trying to make?
Here’s one I found about the stupidity of a priest:
A monk and a priest are driving down a street in different directions. Oddly enough, they end up getting into a crash. They both get out of their cars, infuriated that there had been a wreck. But since both of them are men of god, they began to talk. The priest says that it was fortunate for these two men of the cloth to have met in such a strange way. The monk says that it was also lucky that his bottle of fine wine was left undamaged after such a great accident. So, they decide to celebrate. The priest ends up drinking almost all of the wine. And just as there's about a drink left in the whole bottle, the priest asks the rabbi if he would like a drink. The monk shrugs and says "No thanks, I'll just wait for the police to arrive."
I never thought priests were seen as stupid. Whilst doing some research on priest jokes all I found was that their sermons are boring. But I think that’s just the way life is. If you’re really interested in going to church, you’d probably find sermons enlightening but if you’re just a kid whose forced to be there and really couldn’t give a toss, than you’re bound to be bored!
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There are a countless number of these jokes around, and always featuring some distinct personality, nationality or occupation stemmed from stereotypes. It’s always the case of the dumb blonde or the clueless Irishman. I don’t really know of the trend with clergymen though. You see heaps of jokes about priests, monks and rabbis but what generalisation are these jokes trying to make?
Here’s one I found about the stupidity of a priest:
A monk and a priest are driving down a street in different directions. Oddly enough, they end up getting into a crash. They both get out of their cars, infuriated that there had been a wreck. But since both of them are men of god, they began to talk. The priest says that it was fortunate for these two men of the cloth to have met in such a strange way. The monk says that it was also lucky that his bottle of fine wine was left undamaged after such a great accident. So, they decide to celebrate. The priest ends up drinking almost all of the wine. And just as there's about a drink left in the whole bottle, the priest asks the rabbi if he would like a drink. The monk shrugs and says "No thanks, I'll just wait for the police to arrive."
I never thought priests were seen as stupid. Whilst doing some research on priest jokes all I found was that their sermons are boring. But I think that’s just the way life is. If you’re really interested in going to church, you’d probably find sermons enlightening but if you’re just a kid whose forced to be there and really couldn’t give a toss, than you’re bound to be bored!
Image in Public Domain
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