>"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl".
>The priest asks, "Is that you, Johnny Byrne?"
>
>"Yes, Father, it is."
>
>"And who was the girl you were with?"
>
>"I can't tell you, Father, I don't want to ruin her reputation."
>
>"Well, Johnny, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later, so you may as
> well tell me now. Was it Mary Walsh?"
>
>"I cannot say."
>
>"Was it Teresa Brown?"
>
>"I'll never tell."
>
>"Was it Margaret Doyle?"
>
>"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."
>
>"Was it Anne O' Neil?"
>
>"My lips are sealed."
>
>"Was it Catherine 0' Tool, then?"
>
>"Please, Father, I cannot tell you."
>
>The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped Johnny, and I
>admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."
>
>Johnny walks back to his pew, and his friend Tommy slides over and
>whispers, "What'd you get?"
>
>Four months holiday and five good leads!"
>The priest asks, "Is that you, Johnny Byrne?"
>
>"Yes, Father, it is."
>
>"And who was the girl you were with?"
>
>"I can't tell you, Father, I don't want to ruin her reputation."
>
>"Well, Johnny, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later, so you may as
> well tell me now. Was it Mary Walsh?"
>
>"I cannot say."
>
>"Was it Teresa Brown?"
>
>"I'll never tell."
>
>"Was it Margaret Doyle?"
>
>"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."
>
>"Was it Anne O' Neil?"
>
>"My lips are sealed."
>
>"Was it Catherine 0' Tool, then?"
>
>"Please, Father, I cannot tell you."
>
>The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped Johnny, and I
>admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."
>
>Johnny walks back to his pew, and his friend Tommy slides over and
>whispers, "What'd you get?"
>
>Four months holiday and five good leads!"
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