FATHER O'MALLEY AND THE SECRET SERVICE

Father O'Malley rose from his bed one morning. It was a fine spring day in his new Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.
Afraid that the jackass might be from the White House, he promptly called the Secret Service. The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Lieutenant Jones. How might I help you?"

"And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn and I fear he might be from the White House. Would ye be so kind as to send a couple o'yer lads to take care of the matter?"

Lieutenant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people took care of the last rites!"

There was dead silence on the line for a long moment...... Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, 'tis certainly true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin first, which is the reason for my call."