A married Irishman went into
the confessional and said to his
priest, " almost had an affair with
another woman."
The priest said, "What do you mean, almost?"
The Irishman said, "Well, we got undressed and
rubbed together, but then I stopped."
The priest said, "Rubbing together is the same
as putting it in.
You're not to see that woman again. For your
penance, say five Hail Mary's and put $50
in the poor box."
The Irishman left the confessional, said his prayers,
and then walked over to the poor box.
He paused for a moment and then started to leave.
The priest, who was watching, quickly ran over
to him saying, "I saw that. You didn't put any
money in the poor box!"
The Irishman replied, "Yeah, but I rubbed the
$50 on the box, and according to you, that's the
same as putting it in!"