THE GOLFERS

A Catholic priest, an Indian doctor, a rich Chinese businessman and an Italian from New Jersey were waiting one morning for a particularly slow group of golfers in front of them.

The Italian from New Jersey fumed, "What's with those jerks? We're waiting fifteen minutes between shots!"

The Indian doctor chimed in, “I don't know, but I've never seen such poor golf!”

The Chinese businessman called out, “Move it, time is money!”

The Catholic priest said, “Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him”

“Excuse me, sir!” said the priest, “What's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?”

The greens keeper replied, “Oh, yes. That's a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we always let them play for free... Anytime.”

The group fell silent for a moment.

The Catholic priest said, “That's so sad. I think I'll say a special prayer for them tonight.”

The Indian doctor said, “Good idea. I'm going to contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if there's anything he might be able to do for them.”

The Chinese businessman replied, “I think I'll donate $50,000 to the fire fighters' union in honor of these brave souls!”

The Italian from New Jersey said, “Why the heck can't they play at night?”