A Good Joke
I told this joke at my Toastmasters club. I won the prize for best humour that evening. It’s a prize-winning joke:
You’ve heard of Murphy. Murphy dropped his toast on the floor. It landed butter side up. “It’s a miracle”, said Murphy. “I have to tell the priest”.
So Murphy told the priest all about his toast, saying “It’s a miracle, isn’t it?”. “Well, it might be a miracle”, said the priest, “but I have to ask the bishop”.
The priest told the bishop all about Murphy’s toast, saying “It’s a miracle, isn’t it?”. “It might be a miracle”, said the bishop “but I’m not sure”. “I’ll have to check with the cardinal”.
So, the bishop spoke to the cardinal, telling him all about the toast. “It’s a miracle, isn’t it?” said the bishop. “It might be a miracle, but I’ll have to check with the pope”, said the cardinal.
The cardinal told the pope all about Murphy’s toast, and how it landed butter side up. He said “It’s a miracle, isn’t it?”. The pope thought it over for a few minutes. Then he said “Well, it might be a miracle, but I have a better explanation”. “Murphy buttered his toast on the wrong side”.