THE VIRGIN MARY

A church in a small town in Ireland, gained notoriety when the statue of the Virgin Mary was reported to speak to visitors. Rumours began when a local woman praying to the statue said she heard the Virgin Mary tell her that Jesus would return to the people very soon. In no time at all, flocks of people were turning up at the church and every now and then, the statue would talk about the return of Jesus and what the people should do to prepare for it. At one point, hundreds of people were gathered in the church. They all waited with bated breath to hear the Virgin Mary speak. Eventually, the statue began to speak: "Jesus will...". Suddenly there was an ear-splitting whine and the statue continued: "Shit, I spilt my cup o' tea!" The priest turned scarlet red and the people began murmuring. It didn't take long for people to figure out that a local businessman had planted a radio transmitter in the statue and his wife had made the pronouncements in a bid to boost tourism to the town. Funny that most people didn't question the Virgin Mary having an Irish accent.

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