A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, "I almost had an affair with another woman."
The priest said, "What do you mean, almost?"
The Irishman said, "Well, we got undressed and rubbed against each other, but then I stopped it."
The priest said, "Rubbing against one another is the same thing as putting it in. You are not to see that woman again. For your penance, say five Hail Mary's and put $50.00 in the poor box."
The Irishman left the confessional, said his Hail Mary's and walked over to the poor box. He paused for a moment and then started to leave. The priest, who was watching, quickly ran over to him saying, "I saw that, you didn't put any money into the poor box!"
The Irishman replied, "Yeah, but I rubbed the money against the box, and according to you, that's the same as putting it in."
