Calling the Last Rites
A man is struck by a bus on a busy street in New York City. He lies dying on the sidewalk as a crowd of spectators gathers around. "A priest! Somebody get me a priest!" the man gasps. A policeman checks the crowd but finds no priest, no minister, no man of God of any kind.
"A PRIEST, PLEASE!" the dying man says again. Then out of the crowd steps a little old Jewish man of at least eighty years of age."Mr. Policeman," says the man, "I'm not a priest. I'm not even a Catholic. But for fifty years now I'm living behind St. Mary's Catholic Church on Third Avenue, and every night I'm listening to the Catholic litany. Maybe I can be of some comfort to this man."
The policeman agrees and brings the octogenarian over to the dying man. He kneels down, leans over the injured and says in a solemn voice: "B - 4. I - 19. N - 38. G - 54. O - 72."
2006-08-08 07:04:54 · 47 answers · asked by mapple 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
BINGO! Catholics (me included) are famous for raising money with their Bingo nights.
2006-08-08 07:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by raiderking69 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The joke relies on the "fact" that Bingo nights are a regular feature -- as if a church service -- of ROman Catholic churches. It is along the same lines as a young boy, reporting on going to a church service (when he was familiar with the priest calling bingo) that at one point somebody came around with a plate collecting card subscriptions.
2006-08-08 07:11:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, the Catholic litany he was listening to was a game of Bingo. The people at the church were playing bingo.
2006-08-08 07:14:00 · answer #3 · answered by Shining Ray of Light 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the Catholics decided to no longer have church services in Latin, they started having them in Bingo language instead, so since the man lived right behind a Catholic church and heard what was going on in the church so much, he knew what to say to the dying man.
2006-08-08 07:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by strawbcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a slam at Catholic Church-sponsored Bingo games, hence "every night I'm listening to the Catholic litany". Get it, now?
2006-08-08 07:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by HipHopGrandma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's calling out Bingo numbers. Most Catholic churches have a bingo night and the Jewish guy thinks they're prayers. lol good one.
2006-08-08 07:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by elguzano1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's shouting out Bingo numbers. He's been living behind the Catholic church for fifty years, and all he's heard going on there is Bingo.
2006-08-08 07:09:50 · answer #7 · answered by classyjazzcreations 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic churches are known for having Bingo games. We assume the Jewish man overheard spiritual things when what he actually heard was Bingo games.
2006-08-08 08:31:30 · answer #8 · answered by Funelady 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means that they would play bingo at the church when he was listening.
B 4 I 19 N 38 g 54 O 72, it spells bingo, it's the announcer on bingo
give me 10 pts yo!
2006-08-08 07:09:08 · answer #9 · answered by Joshua J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the St. Mary's Catholic Church had Bingo Nite...little old Jewish man was repeating everything he heard!
B - I - N - G - O.
ROTFLMAO!
2006-08-08 07:10:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's pretty good. You sure you don't get it? Some churches host bingo. The jewish guy was reciting what he heard from the church he lives behind. Not as funny when you have to explain it.
2006-08-08 07:09:50 · answer #11 · answered by Master Kenobi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋