An old Jewish man was once on the subway,...

An old Jewish man was once on the subway, and he sat down next to a younger
man. He noticed that the young man had a strange kind of shirt collar.
Having never seen a priest before, he asked the man, "Excuse me sir, but
why do you have your shirt collar on backwards?"


The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered, "I wear this
collar because I am a Father."


The Jewish man thought a second and responded, "Sir, I am also a Father but
I wear my collar front-ways. Why do you wear your collar so differently?"


The priest thought for a minute and said, "Sir, I am the father for many."


The Jewish man quickly answered, "I too am the father of many. I have four
sons, four daughters and too many grandchildren to count. But I wear my
collar like everyone else does. Why do you wear it your way?"


The priest who was beginning to get exasperated thought and then blurted
out, "Sir, I am the father for hundreds and hundreds of people."


The Jewish man was taken aback and was silent for a long time. As he got
up to leave the subway train, he leaned over to the priest and said,
"Er... Mister, perhaps, you should wear your pants backwards."