The priest in a small village was very fond of the chickens he kept in the hen house out behind the parish manse. He had a cock rooster and about ten hens.

Well, one Saturday night, the cock rooster was missing, and because the priest had heard that cock fights occurred in the village, he decided to question his parishioners about it at church the next morning.

At Mass, he asked the congregation, “Who’s got a cock?”

All the men stood up.

“No, No,” he said, “That wasn’t what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?”

All the women stood up.

“No, No,” he said, “That wasn’t what I meant either. Has anybody seen a cock that doesn’t belong to them?”

Half the women stood up.

“No, No,” he said, “I meant: Has anybody seen MY cock?”

Up stood five nuns, three altar boys, and two priests…

(along with a statue of St. Peter)