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From: Less
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 00:00
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This was found in an attic and was written at the time when JFK, the first
Catholic president, was in office.  Strictly humor of course.  Please pass on
if you found it funny at all.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
WASHINGTON, D.C.

        Pursuant to the authority contained in P.L.  323-498 Laws of 1933 which
grant
discretionary powers to the Chief Executive, the following procedure will be
considered Law as of today:

1.  The F.B.I will be dissolved and replaced by the Catholic Swiss Guard.

2.  All butcher shops will be closed on Friday.

3.  Ascension Thursday will be a holiday for all Elevator Operators.

4.  Bingo will be tax exempt.

5.  Holy water will be sold in state stores only.

6.  West Point will become a parochial school.

7.  Voting booths will be eliminated;  all voting will be cast in the church
confessional.

8.  Protestants will ride in the back of the bus.

9.  No more income tax.  Money will be put in the collection baskets.

10.  G.O.P. will meen Genuflect or Perish.

11.  The Statue of Liberty will be known as "Our Lady of the Harbor".

12.  The Easter Egg rolling contest on the White House lawn will be
discontinued.  The children will now play "Ring around the Rosary".

13.  Missing Mass on Sunday will not be a Mortal Sin but a Federal Offense.

14.  Massachusetts will be split into two state; High Mass and Low Mass.

15.  All government documents will be closed with the following short prayer;
        "Hail Mary Full of Grace;  the Masons are now in second place".
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From: Less <Fixed@MSN.COM>
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Date: 1996/01/25
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