Subj : Re: Metric Dozen
To   : Daryl Stout
From : George Pope
Date : Sun Apr 06 2025 07:10:08

> George,
>> Son: Dad I've finally decided what area I'm going into when i grow up!
>> Dad: Which? Son: I've researched my options & Organised Crime seems my
>> best option at  providing for your grandchildren. Dad: Organised Crime,
>> eh? Nice.  Which kind, government or Mafia?
> Really.

So I heard; I bet you'd get arrested less often as part of the MAFIA sort than  the government sort. . . but you get richer with the latter. . .

An old mafia boss was at the end of his life

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He knew he didn't have much time left to live and he was getting worried about  where he might end up after his death if he did not get absolution for his  sins. He had been a very evil person and he knew that any old village priest  would not be able to do the job so instead he arranged a meeting with the pope  in Rome.

The pope listened to all the sins the mafia boss had committed. "I can give you absolution for your sins," the pope said "but let me be honest. It will take a  lot of work and it is going to cost you"

The pope took out his calculator, added the numbers and answered.

"Fifty million dollars" the pope said.

That was a lot of money to the mafia boss. He had known it was going to be  expensive but he had not expected it to be that expensive.

He decided to get another offer so he arranged a meeting with the patriarch in  Moscow. The patriarch listened to his sins, nodded and poured himself another  glass of vodka. "I can give you absolution for your sins" he said "but let me  be honest. It will take a lot of work and it is going to cost you"

The patriarch took out his calculator, added the numbers and answered.

"Twenty million dollars" the patriarch said.

That was sill a lot of money so the mafia boss decided to get a third offer and arranged a meeting with the chief rabbi in Jerusalem. The chief rabbi listened  to his sins and said "I can give you absolution for your sins, no problem".

"How much will it cost me?" the mafia boss asked.

The chief rabbi took out his calculator, added the numbers and answered

"Two hundred dollars" he said.

"The pope in Rome wanted fifty million dollars and the patriarch in Moscow  wanted twenty million. How can you do it so cheap?" the mafia boss asked.

"Oh that's easy," the chief rabbi answered "we call at local rates"

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