An old country vicar had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his table four objects:

A bible.
A ten pound note.
A bottle of whisky.
A Playboy magazine.

"I'll just hide behind the door", the old vicar said to himself. "When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up". "If it's the bible, he's going into the church like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the money, well, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too". "If he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be, but worst of all, if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womaniser."

The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's foot-steps as he entered the house whistling and heading for his room. The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.

Finally, he picked up the bible and placed it under his arm, then, after picking up the cash and dropping it into his pocket, he unscrewed the bottle and took a big drink while at the same time admiring the magazine's centerfold.

"Lord have mercy", said the old vicar in disgust, "He wants to be a politician".

Originally Posted by SussexWithLove

Thats a good 1!!! hahah

I’m one step away from being a politician. I wouldn’t have picked up the bible, you cant even make a good roach out of it.

See I would take the bible.
Two reasons

1. Good place to hide a certain other object
2. If you walk around with a bible, people often feel an urge NOT to talk to you. It is brilliant. A bible is like a giant sign saying "avoid me at all costs"