or
A Lesson in the Power of Headline Writers
A preacher wanted to earn money for his church. He had heard
there was big money in horse racing, so he decided to purchase a
horse and enter it in a race. At the local auction, however,
the going price for horses was too steep and the preacher ended
up buying a donkey.
The preacher figured since he had the donkey, he might as well
enter it in the races. The next day the donkey came in third
place. The following day in the racing form, the headlines
appeared:
PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS
The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it
the next day also. The donkey won. The racing form read:
PREACHER'S ASS OUT IN FRONT
The ranking Bishop was so upset with this type of publication
that he ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in the
races anymore. The headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS
This was too much for the Bishop and he ordered the preacher to
get rid of the donkey. The preacher decided to give the animal
to a nearby convent. The following day the paper read:
NUNS HAVE BEST ASS IN TOWN
The Bishop fainted. He ordered the nuns to get rid of the
animal, so they sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the
paper read:
NUNS PEDDLE ASS FOR TEN BUCKS
They buried the Bishop the next day. The following day the
paper read:
TOO MUCH ASS RESPONSIBLE FOR
BISHOP'S DEATH
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