Each Friday
night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor grill and cook a venison
steak. But, all of Bubba's neighbors were Catholic. And since it was Lent, they
were forbidden from eating meat on Friday. The delicious aroma from the grilled
venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they
finally talked to their priest. The Priest came to visit Bubba, and suggested
that he become a Catholic.
After several classes and much study, Bubba attended Mass...and as the priest
sprinkled holy water over him, he said, "You were born a Baptist, and raised a
baptist, but now you are a Catholic. Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved,
until Friday night arrived and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the
neighborhood. The Priest was called immediately by the neighbors, and as he
rushed into Bubba's yard clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him he stopped
and watched in amazement.
There stood Bubba clutching a small bottle of holy water which he carefully
sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted. You wuz born a deer, you wuz
raised a deer, but now you a catfish.