>One day while he was at the track betting on the ponies and nearly
> >losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto the
> >track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for
> >the 2nd race. Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won the
> >race. Mitch was most interested to see what the priest did the next
> >race. Sure enough, he watched the priest step out onto the track as
>> the 3rd racehorses lined up, and place a blessing on the forehead of
>> one of
> >the horses. Mitch made a beeline for the window and placed a small
> >bet on the horse.
> >Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse the
>> Priest had blessed won the race.
> >Mitch collected his winnings and anxiously waited to see which priest
> >bestowed his blessing on for the 4th race. As the day went on, the
> >priest continued blessing one of the horses, and it always came in
> >first. Mitch began to pull in some serious money, and by the last
> >race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a
> >quick stop at the ATM withdrew his savings and awaited the priest's
> >blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on. True to his
> >pattern, the priest stepped out onto the track before the last race
> >but this time he not only blessed the forehead but the eyes, ears
> >and hooves of one of the horses.
> >Mitch figured that this meant an even surer win se he bet every cent
> >He had. But as he watched in horror the horse stumbled
> >on the Backstretch and fell to the ground with a broken leg. An
> >Ambulance went out to the horse but there was nothing that could be
> >done and the horse was shot there on the track and taken away. Mitch
> >was dumbfounded. He made his way to the track and when he found
> >the priest, he demanded, "What happened, Father? All day you blessed
> >horses and they won. The last race, you blessed a horse and he not
> >only lost but broke a leg and had to be put down. Now I've lost my
> >life's savings too, thanks to you!!" The priest looked at the
> >distraught man, nodded wisely and said,
>
> >"That's the problem with you Protestants, you can't tell the
> >difference between a simple blessing and the Last Rites..
Paddy..
