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Murphy showed up at Mass at a one Sunday, and the
priest almost fell down when he saw him. Murphy
had never been seen in church in his life. After Mass, the priest
caught up with Murphy and said, "Murphy, I am so glad you decided
to come to Mass. What made you come?"
Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father.
A while back, I misplaced me hat, and I really,
really love that hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like me hat,
and I knew that McGlynn comes to church every Sunday. I also knew
that McGlynn had to take off his hat during Mass, and I figured he would
leave it in the back of church.
So, I was going to leave after Communion
and steal McGlynn's hat."
The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice that
you didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"
Murphy said, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat."
The priest
gave Murphy a big smile and said, "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt
Not Steal,' you decided you would rather do without your hat than Burn
in Hell,right?"
Murphy shook his head and said, "No, Father, after you
talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,' I remembered where I
left me hat."
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Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.
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