Religion & Clergy · 2026-11-01
Fust off, I was 'Piscopal, but I hain't learned, an'
"Fust off, I was 'Piscopal, but I hain't learned, an' they done say the service so fast, I nebber could keep up, an' when I come out behin', dey all look, an' I'se 'shamed. So I jined the Methodis'. Very fine church, yes, suh. But dey done has 'Quiry meetin's. An', suh, us cullud folkses can't bear too much 'quirin' into. An' a man says to me, 'Why don't you jine de Baptis'? De Baptis', it's jest _dip_ an' be done wid it! 'An' so I jined."
Classic source: Jokes For All Occasions (1923), public-domain text.