The Anglo Indian community has its own peculiar sense of humour, gleaned from their varied European and Indian ancestry, their healthy disrespect of clergymen, by their innate religious fear, their love of the bawdy while struggling to appear straight-laced, sober and sanctimonious.
Here is a good one that I have heard years ago at one of those old get-togethers....
Murphy showed up at Mass one fine Sunday. The priest almost fell down in shock when he saw him. He'd never been inside the church since he was a little bitty baby.
After Mass, the priest caught up with him and said, "Murphy, me lad, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass. What made ya 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 has a hat just like mine .And I knew the old son of a gun comes to church every Sunday. I also knew that he had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the back of church. So, I was going to leave after Communion and steal ol' McGlynn's hat."
The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice that ya didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"
Murphy replied, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat after all."
With a tear in his eye the priest gave Murphy a big smile and said; "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided you would rather do without your hat than burn in Hell?"
Murphy slowly shook his head. "No, No, Father, when ya talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I suddenly remembered where I left me hat!"
Here is a good one that I have heard years ago at one of those old get-togethers....
After Mass, the priest caught up with him and said, "Murphy, me lad, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass. What made ya 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 has a hat just like mine .And I knew the old son of a gun comes to church every Sunday. I also knew that he had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the back of church. So, I was going to leave after Communion and steal ol' McGlynn's hat."
The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice that ya didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"
Murphy replied, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat after all."
With a tear in his eye the priest gave Murphy a big smile and said; "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided you would rather do without your hat than burn in Hell?"
Murphy slowly shook his head. "No, No, Father, when ya talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I suddenly remembered where I left me hat!"
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