Catholic Hairdryer

[DaveK88]

In Catholic schools students are taught that
lying is a sin.
However, instructors are also advised that
using a bit of
imagination is OK to express the truth
differently without
lying. Below is a perfect example of this
teaching:

Getting a Hairdryer Through
Customs

An attractive young woman on a flight from
Ireland asked the
priest beside her, 'Father, may I ask a
favor?'

'Of course child. What can I do for
you?'

'Well, I bought my mother an expensive hair
dryer for her
birthday. It is unopened but well over
the customs limits
and I'm afraid they'll confiscate
it. Is there any way you
could carry it through customs for me?
Could you possibly
hide it under your robes for
me?'

'I would love to help you my dear but, I
must warn you, I
will not tell a lie.'

'With your honest
face, Father, I'm sure that no one
will
question
you.'

When they got to customs, she let the priest go
first.
The official asked,
'Father, do you have anything to
declare?'

'From the top of
my head down to my waist I have nothing
to declare.'

The official thought
this answer a little strange, so he
asked, 'And what do you have to declare
from your waist
to the floor?'

'I have a
marvelous instrument that has been
designed
for use on women, but
which, to date, remains unused.'

Roaring with laughter, the official said, 'Go
ahead, Father, Next please.

:cert:

[island14]

My Mom was an expert at not lying and evading the truth.


(example)

One time years ago she admired a plant that I had growing on my porch in a colorful Hawaiian Tropic can for its pot filled with dirt.

(small 12 inch tall pot plant, she did not know what it was)

I told her since she liked it so much she could take it home with her, but made her promise not to kill it.

A few weeks went by and when visiting I noticed the same can out by the trash, with the plant dead.

I asked about it, and reminded her that she had promised not to kill it.. :toetap:

She told me that she did not kill it, but after she found out what it was... she just stopped watering it. :lol: