greybeard
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A Pope joke. (Sorry,,it just popped up...)
A Mother Superior liked all her nuns to be fully aware of all the facts of life, including the heartache of gambling. When two novices arrived at her convent, she gave them each $20 and sent them to the racetrack.
Knowing nothing about horse racing, they looked at the names of the horses. One was named Benedictus. One of the nuns said that there was a Pope by that name, so they picked him. When they saw that the odds were 40 to one, the other one said that Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and nights, and we have $40, so that must be a sign. We'll bet on Benedictus.
Benedictus won.
The novices returned to the convent with $1600, much to the consternation of the Mother Superior. She demanded an explanation and the novices filled her in, concluding with
"...and they even blessed us in latin when they paid up."
"Oh, really? What did they say?" asked Mother Superior..
"Jesus Christ, Benedictus wrecked us."
A Mother Superior liked all her nuns to be fully aware of all the facts of life, including the heartache of gambling. When two novices arrived at her convent, she gave them each $20 and sent them to the racetrack.
Knowing nothing about horse racing, they looked at the names of the horses. One was named Benedictus. One of the nuns said that there was a Pope by that name, so they picked him. When they saw that the odds were 40 to one, the other one said that Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and nights, and we have $40, so that must be a sign. We'll bet on Benedictus.
Benedictus won.
The novices returned to the convent with $1600, much to the consternation of the Mother Superior. She demanded an explanation and the novices filled her in, concluding with
"...and they even blessed us in latin when they paid up."
"Oh, really? What did they say?" asked Mother Superior..
"Jesus Christ, Benedictus wrecked us."
