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New Irish Priest in Boston Father Kelly rose from his bed.
It was a fine spring day in his new Southie parish.
He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside.
He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of hisfront lawn.
He promptly called the local police station.
The conversation went like this:
"Good morning. This is Sergeant Leone.
How might I help you?"
"And the best of the day te yerself.
This is Father Kelly at St.Brigid's.
There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn. Would ye be so kind asto send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?
Sergeant Leone, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now father, it was always my impression that you people took care of last rites There was dead silence on the line for a long moment.
Father Kelly then replied: "Aye, that's certainly true, but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin".
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