This joke comes from my old school friend Sally who now lives in Cyprus (who received it from her sister Linda in Turkey… who received it from her friend Jan – whereabouts unknown – possibly England… who received it from Penny, another citizen of this small world).

Wherever you come from, or live now, I’m sure you’ll be familiar with the fact that priests and ministers of many denominations still wear “clericals” – a white detachable collar (usually white) and a black shirt (or blouse) – to denote that the minister is on church duty of a pastoral nature rather than liturgical duties (when vestments are worn). As you will know, the clerical collar is usually referred to as a “dog collar” but what about little children these days – do they understand? Why yes, of course they do!

 The Priest’s Collar

A  priest was invited to attend a house party. Naturally, he was properly dressed, wearing his priest’s collar and black shirt.
Little Jackson kept staring at the clergyman during the entire evening. Finally, the priest approached the child and asked what he was staring at. The young boy pointed to the priest’s neck.
“Oh this? – my ‘dog collar'”, the priest laughed and put his hand up to his collar, “It’s very important to me and to members of the community. Do you know why I am wearing this?”
The small lad nodded his head and replied:

“It kills fleas and ticks for up to three months.”