The Confessional

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Pat O'Leary left Cork for Philadelphia where he found a
job on a building site.

When payday rolled around Pat went out on the town, got
drunk as a goat and spent the night with a prostitute.

The following day (Saturday) Pat decided to go to
confession and tell all.

When the priest heard his confession he told Pat to say
twenty Our Fathers, twenty Hail Marys, and twenty decades
of the Rosary and to put $20 in the poor box.

Two weeks later Pat's mate, Rory O'Brien, told Pat he
was leaving for San Francisco because there was tons of
work there and the money to be made was more than twice
what could be made in Philly.

After a little coaxing Pat decides to go with Rory.

At the end of his first week on his new job Pat's wages
were more than double anything he'd made before.

Off he goes for a night on the town.

Gets drunk as a lord and spends the night with a prost-
itute.

Come morning remorse sets in and Pat goes to Mission
Dolores for confession.

After hearing Pat's confession the priest tells him to
say a couple of Our Father's and drop a dollar in the
poor box.

"But, Father. I did the same thing in Philly and had
to say twenty Our fathers, twenty Hail Marys, twenty
decades of the Rosary and I had to fork over $20."

"Ah, sure," the priest responded, "what do they know
aboout drinkin' and f**kin' in Philadelphia."