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Baptizing An Irish Drunk

bassethound

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> An Irish man is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he
> comes upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeds into
> the water, subsequently bumping into the preacher. The preacher turns
> around and is almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon, he
> asks the drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?" The drunk shouts,
> "Yes, I am."
>
> So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in the water. He pulls him
> back and asks, "Brother, have you found Jesus?" The drunk replies,
> "No, I haven't found Jesus!" The preacher, shocked at the answer,
> dunks him again but for a little longer. He again pulls him out of the
> water and asks, "Have you found Jesus, brother?" The drunk answers,
> "No, I haven't found Jesus!"
>
> By this time, the preacher is at his wits end and dunks the drunk
> again -- but this time holds him down for about 30 seconds, and when
> he begins kicking his arms and legs about, he pulls him up.
>
> The preacher again asks the drunk, "For the love of God, have you found Jesus?"
>
> (get ready for this)
>
> The drunk staggers upright, wipes his eyes, coughs up a bit of water,
> catches his breath, and says to the preacher,
> "Are you sure this is where he fell in?”


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