There was once a small village in northern New Mexico that was plagued with several perceived hauntings to the point that the town's priest decided to hold a town hall in church to put an end to the stories once and for all. With the entire village seated, he began quoting scripture and how to not believe in such things.
To further drive the point home, he decided to see who actually witnessed anything compared to who had merely been spreading gossip. He asked the townspeople, "Who here has seen a ghost?" Surprisingly, about a dozen hands went up.
A bit taken aback, the priest decided to further press. "Who here has spoken to a ghost?" Most of the hands went down, but there were still 5 left up.
To settle it once and for all, the priest then asked, "Who here has kissed the lips of a ghost?" All but one hand in the very back of the church went down. All the townspeople turned their heads to see one man with his hand still raised. The priest, shocked, asked, "You, my son, have kissed the lips of a ghost?" The man replied, "Ghost? I thought you said 'goat'!"
To further drive the point home, he decided to see who actually witnessed anything compared to who had merely been spreading gossip. He asked the townspeople, "Who here has seen a ghost?" Surprisingly, about a dozen hands went up.
A bit taken aback, the priest decided to further press. "Who here has spoken to a ghost?" Most of the hands went down, but there were still 5 left up.
To settle it once and for all, the priest then asked, "Who here has kissed the lips of a ghost?" All but one hand in the very back of the church went down. All the townspeople turned their heads to see one man with his hand still raised. The priest, shocked, asked, "You, my son, have kissed the lips of a ghost?" The man replied, "Ghost? I thought you said 'goat'!"
