A reader sent this along:
THIS MAY COME AS A SURPRISE
TO THOSE OF YOU NOT LIVING IN
LAS VEGAS, BUT THERE ARE MORE
CATHOLIC CHURCHES THAN CASINOS.NOT SURPRISINGLY, SOME
WORSHIPERS AT SUNDAY SERVICES
WILL GIVE CASINO CHIPS RATHER
THAN CASH WHEN THE BASKET IS PASSED.SINCE THEY GET CHIPS FROM
MANY DIFFERENT CASINOS,
THE CHURCHES HAVE DEVISED
A METHOD TO COLLECT THE
OFFERINGS.THE CHURCHES SEND ALL THEIR
COLLECTED CHIPS TO A NEARBY
FRANCISCAN MONASTERY FOR
SORTING AND THEN THE CHIPS
ARE TAKEN TO THE CASINOS
OF ORIGIN AND CASHED IN.THIS IS DONE BY THE CHIP MONKS.
YOU DIDN’T EVEN SEE IT COMING DID YOU?
We just cancelled that reader’s subscription.
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