A keynote speaker at a convention of priests came to the dais, shuffled his notes, scanned his audience, and said, thoughtfully:
“Where to begin? Where to begin?”
A voice in the crowd yelled: “As close to the end as possible!”
--Fr. Norman J. Muckerman, CSSR Liguori, MO quoted in Holy Humor:Inspirational Wit and Cartoons (p. 5-6) by Cal and Rose Samra
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Joke: Start Close to the End
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