A man goes to the confessional and says, "Forgive me Father, for I have
sinned."
"What is your sin, my child?" the Priest asks.
"Well," the man starts, "I used the 'F'-word today and I feel so terrible."
"Why don't you tell me what happened. What made you use such awful
language?"
asked the Priest.
"Well, I was out golfing and I hit this incredible drive that looked like it
was going to go over 250 yards, but the ball hit a phone line{*filter*} over
the fairway and fell straight down to the ground after going about 100
yards."
"I'm a golfer myself my son" said the Priest "I understand what you were
feeling. So this is when you swore?"
"No Father," said the man,
"You see, after that a squirrel ran out of the bushes and grabbed my ball in
his mouth and began to run away."
"And this is when you swore?" asked the Father again.
"No not yet. Just as the squirrel was running away, this eagle came down out
of the sky and grabbed the squirrel in his talons and began to fly away!"
"And it was then that you swore?" asked the amazed Priest.
"No, not yet," replied the man, "Just as the eagle was flying away with the
squirrel he flew towards a wooded area next to the green. And as he passed
over it, the squirrel dropped my ball."
"Did you swear then, my son?" asked the now impatient Priest.
"No, because as the ball fell it struck a tree, bounced through some
bushes, careened off a big rock, and then rolled through a sand trap and on
to the green and stopped dead six inches from the hole!" said the man.
The priest sighed, "You missed the {*filter*}ing putt, didn't you?!! .