A pastor walked into a neighborhood pub.
The place was hopping with music and dancing
but every once in a while the lights would turn off.
Each time after the lights would go out
the place would erupt into cheers.
However, when the revelers saw the town
pastor, the room went dead silent.
He walked up to the bartender, and asked,
"May I please use the restroom?"
The bartender replied,
"I really don't think you should."
"Why not?" the pastor asked.
"Well, there is a statue of a naked woman
in there, and her most private part is
covered only by a fig leaf."
"Nonsense," said the pastor, "I'll just look
the other way." So the bartender showed the clergyman the door at the top of the stairs,
and he proceeded to the rest room.
After a few minutes, he came back out,
and the whole place was hopping with music
and dancing again. However, they did stop
just long enough to give the pastor a loud
round of applause.
He went to the bartender and said,
"Sir, I don't understand."
Why did they applaud for me just because
I went to the restroom?
"Well, now they know you're one of us."
said the bartender. "Would you like a drink?"
"But, I still don't understand," said the
puzzled pastor. "You see," laughed the bartender, "every time the fig leaf is
lifted on the statue, the lights go out
in the whole place.
Now, how about that drink?"
