musicman
September 24th, 2003, 01:03 PM
A pastor walked into a neighborhood pub that was hopping with music and
dancing. Every now and than the lights would go out followed by an
eruption of cheer from the crowd. When somebody noticed the pastor
however, the revelry stopped and the room got very quiet. Feeling
awkward and out of place, the pastor went to the bartender and
asked, "May I please use the restroom?"
The bartender replied, "I really don't think you should." "For heavens
sake, why not?" "Well, there is a large statue of a woman in there, and
I'm afraid it would offend you, being a man of the cloth and all. She
is only wearing a fig leaf over her......." "Nonsense," said the pastor,
"I'll just look the other way." And still feeling very self-conscious in
the quiet room he entered the men's room. After a few minutes he
emerged and the whole place was filled with music and dancing again,
and everyone was giving him an enthusiastic round of applause. Several
patrons came to him, slapped him on the back, put their arms around his
shoulders, and led him to the bar where he was presented with a cold
drink, on the house.
"I don't understand," the bewildered pastor whispered to the bartender,
"What happened?" "They know you're one of us now," the bartender replied.
"How?" The bartender grinned and slid another drink to him. "When the fig
leaf on the statue is lifted, all the lights go out ;D
dancing. Every now and than the lights would go out followed by an
eruption of cheer from the crowd. When somebody noticed the pastor
however, the revelry stopped and the room got very quiet. Feeling
awkward and out of place, the pastor went to the bartender and
asked, "May I please use the restroom?"
The bartender replied, "I really don't think you should." "For heavens
sake, why not?" "Well, there is a large statue of a woman in there, and
I'm afraid it would offend you, being a man of the cloth and all. She
is only wearing a fig leaf over her......." "Nonsense," said the pastor,
"I'll just look the other way." And still feeling very self-conscious in
the quiet room he entered the men's room. After a few minutes he
emerged and the whole place was filled with music and dancing again,
and everyone was giving him an enthusiastic round of applause. Several
patrons came to him, slapped him on the back, put their arms around his
shoulders, and led him to the bar where he was presented with a cold
drink, on the house.
"I don't understand," the bewildered pastor whispered to the bartender,
"What happened?" "They know you're one of us now," the bartender replied.
"How?" The bartender grinned and slid another drink to him. "When the fig
leaf on the statue is lifted, all the lights go out ;D