At Sunday church the local Vicar explains that he must move on to a larger congregation that will pay him more.
There is a hush within the congregation. No one wants him to leave because he is so popular. Fred Smith, who owns several car dealerships in Southend and Basildon, stands up and proclaims: 'If the Vicar stays, I will provide him with a new Ford car every year and his wife with a Honda people mover-van to transport their children!'
The congregation sighs in appreciation and applauds. Sam Brown, a successful entrepreneur and publican, stands and says, `If the Vicar will stay on here, I'll personally double his salary and establish a foundation to guarantee private secondary school education of his children!' More sighs and loud applause.
Then Agnes Jones, age 88, stands and announces with a smile, 'If the Vicar stays, I will give him sex.' There is total silence. The Preacher, blushing, asks her: 'Mrs. Jones, you're a wonderful and holy lady, whatever possessed you to say that?' Agnes's 90-year old husband, Joe, is now trying to hide, holding his forehead with the palm of his hand and shaking his head from side to side, while his wife replies: 'Well, I just asked my husband how we could help, and he said, 'F*ck him'.
Al.