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A priest in a small Irish village was very fond of his ten chickens 
and the one cock rooster he kept in a small barn yard behind the parish 
stable.

One Saturday night, the cock rooster was missing, and since at that 
time the priest suspected cock fights had occurred in the village, 
he decided to say something about it in church the next morning.

At Mass, he asked the congregation, "Has anyone got a cock?"

All the men stood up.

"No, no," he said. "That wasn't what I meant. Has anybody seen 
a cock?"

All the women stood up.

"No, no," he said. "That wasn't what I meant, either. Has anyone 
seen a cock around here that doesn't belong to them?"

Half the women stood up.

"No, no," he said. "Perhaps I should rephrase the question: Has 
anybody here seen MY cock?"

All the choir boys stood up.





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[Text contributed by Tom]