The Sisters of Mercy
As man is out driving along a back country highway
and passes a sign which reads:
SISTERS OF MERCY
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
10 MILES.
He thinks that it was a figment of his imagination and
drives on. Soon, he sees another sign which says:
SISTERS OF MERCY
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
5 MILES.
Realizing these signs are for real, he drives a little
farther on and sure enough, there is a third sign:
SISTERS OF MERCY
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION
NEXT RIGHT.
His curiosity gets the best of him and he pulls into
the driveway. On the far side of the parking lot he
sees a somber stone building with a sign on the
door that reads:
SISTERS OF MERCY
HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION.
He climbs the steps, rings the bell and the door is
answered by a nun in a long black habit, who asks,
"What may we do for you, my son?"
"I saw your signs posted while I was driving along
the highway and so I was interested in possibly
doing some business," he answers.
"Very well, my son. Please follow me," she says.
He is led through many winding passages, and soon
he is very disoriented. The nun stops in front of a
closed door and tells the man,
"Please, knock on this door" and leaves.
The man does as he is told and this door is opened
by another nun in a long black habit, holding a tin
cup. This nun instructs:
"Please place $50.00 in the cup, then go through the
large wooden door at the end of this hallway and
>close the door behind you."
He places the money in this nun's tin cup. He trots
eagerly down the hallway and slips through the door,
pulling it shut. As the door locks behind him, he
finds himself back out in the parking lot, and facing
another small sign:
"Go in Peace. You have just been screwed by the Sisters of Mercy."