GETTING A HAIRDRYER THRU CUSTOMS

Catholic Hairdryer

In parochial school students are taught that lying is a sin. 

However, instructors also advised that using a bit of imagination

was OK to express the truth differently without lying.  Below is a

perfect example of those teachings:

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 may 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

will confiscate it.  Is there any way you could carry it through

customs for me?  Hide it under your robes perhaps?'

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

'With your honest face, Father, 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 strange, so asked, 'And what do you

have to declare from your waist to the floor?'

'I have a marvelous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but

which is, to date, unused.'

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