The Sisters of St. FrancisBy Budd Schroeder | Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 at 10:26 am
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway when he notices a
sign out of the corner of his eye. It reads:
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION 10 MILES
He thinks it was a figment of his imagination and he drives on without a
second thought. Soon he sees another sign, which says:
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION 5 MILES
Suddenly, he begins to realize that these signs are for real….Then he drives past a third sign saying:
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
NEXT RIGHT
His curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls into the drive. On the
far side of the parking lot is a stone building with a small sign next to
the door reading:
He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered by a nun
in a long black habit who asks, “What may we do for you, my son?”
He answers, “I saw your signs along the highway, and was interested in possibly doing business.”
“Very well, my son. Please follow me.”
The man is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented.
The nun stops at a closed door and tells the man, “Please knock on
this door.” He does as he is told and another nun in a long habit holding a tin cup answers the door. This nun instructs, “Please place $100 in the cup, then go through the large wooden door at the end of this hallway.”
He gets $100 out of his wallet and places it in the second nun’s cup.
He trots eagerly down the hall and slips through the door, pulling it
shut behind him. As the door locks behind him, he finds himself back in the parking lot, facing another small sign:
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN SCREWED BY
THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS.
SERVES YOU RIGHT, YOU SINNER
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