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A priest in a small rural town owned ten chickens and the handsomest cock
rooster in town. He kept them in a hen house behind the rectory. One
Saturday night, the priest discovered that the cock rooster was missing. At
the same time the priest heard rumors of men 'sporting roosters' in
cockfights being held in town. Shocked and dismayed, he decided to say
something during the Sunday Mass.
During the Mass he asked the congregation, "Who among you will confess to
'sporting' a handsome cock?"
All the men stood up.
"No, no," he said. "That's not what I mean. Who among you will confess to
having seen a handsome cock?"
All the women stood up.
"Oh, no," he said. "That's not what I mean either. Who among you will confess
to having seen a cock that doesn't belong to you?"
Half the women stood up.
"Oh Lord," he said. "Perhaps I should rephrase the question: Has anybody here
seen my cock?"
All the choirboys stood up!
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