Why Do You Wear Your Collar That Way?

next to a younger man. He noticed that the young man had a

strange kind of shirt collar. Having never seen a priest

before, he asked the man, "Excuse me sir, but why do you have

your shirt collar on

backwards?"

The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered "I

wear this collar because I am a Father."

The Jewish man thought a second and responded "Sir I am also

a Father but I wear my collar front-ways. Why do you wear

your collar so differently?"

The priest thought for a minute and said "Sir, I am the

father for many."

The Jewish man quickly answered "I too am the father of

many. I have four sons, four daughters and too many

grandchildren to count. But I wear my collar like everyone

else does. Why do you wear it your way?"

The priest who was beginning to get exasperated thought and

then blurted out "Sir, I am the father for hundreds and

hundreds of people."

The Jewish man was taken aback and was silent for a long

time. As he got up to leave the subway train, he leaned over

to the priest and said "Mister, maybe you should wear your

pants backwards."