Lost His Buttons

NOTE: Possibly Offensive Joke

DO NOT READ if you are easily offended.

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A man lost two buttons from his shirt and put them in his

pants pocket. But the pocket had a hole, so the buttons fell

into his shoe. Unfortunately, the shoe sole also had a hole,

so he lost the buttons. Since pockets with holes, holes

without buttons, and shoe soles with holes are useless, the

man ripped the buttonholes out of his shirt and

the pocket from his pants and tossed them in the trash along

with the soles of his shoes. After looking in a mirror at the

holes in his clothing, he decided to toss his clothes in the

trash as well.

A policeman observed all this and asked the man for

identification.

The man produced a document that he was an ordained minister

of the gospel. So, of course, the policeman promptly

escorted him to a mental institution.

The minister protested violently, asking why he was

receiving such unjust treatment.

"Look, it's the best place for you now," the policeman

replied, "Anyone claiming to be a preacher, but who doesn't

save souls or wear holy clothes has probably lost his

buttons."