Sisters of Mercy

A man is driving down a deserted highway, and notices a sign that reads: SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION - 10 MILES. He thinks it was a figment of his imagination and drives on. Soon, he sees another sign which says: SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION - 5 MILES.

Realizing these signs are for real, he drives on, and sure enough, there is a third: SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION - NEXT RIGHT. His curiosity gets the best of him, and he pulls into the driveway. On the far side of the parking lot, is a somber stone building with a sign on the door that reads: SISTERS OF MERCY.

He climbs the steps, rings the bell, and a nun answers the door in a long black habit, who asks, "What may we do for you, my son?"

"I saw your signs along the highway, and was interested in possibly doing some business," he answers.

"Very well, my son. Please follow me," says the nun.

He is led through many winding passages, and soon he is very disoriented. The nun stops at a closed door and tells the man, "Please, knock on this door" and leaves. The man does as he is told, and this door is opened by another nun in a long black habit, holding a tin cup.

This nun instructs, "Please place $50.00 in the cup, then go through the large wooden door at the end of this hallway." He places the money in this nun's tin cup. He trots eagerly down the hallway, and slips through the door, pulling it shut.

As the door locks behind him, he finds himself back in the parking lot, facing another small sign: Go In Peace. You have just been screwed by the Sisters Of Mercy.

Very funny. And just BTW

There actually was once (late middle ages to late rennaisance eras) an order of charitable and nursing nuns who raised money for their work by prostitution, it was a part of the vows of the order that each would take her turn in one of the order's brothels.
The old song by Leonard Cohen, 'Sisters Of Mercy', refers to them, but that was not the name of the order.
They were actually called 'The little sisters of the poor'.
They operated in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, west and central Germeny, Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy.

LMAO
Very amusing.

Mastertank1 said:

There actually was once (late middle ages to late rennaisance eras) an order of charitable and nursing nuns who raised money for their work by prostitution, it was a part of the vows of the order that each would take her turn in one of the order's brothels.
The old song by Leonard Cohen, 'Sisters Of Mercy', refers to them, but that was not the name of the order.
They were actually called 'The little sisters of the poor'.
They operated in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Holland, west and central Germeny, Switzerland, Austria and northern Italy.

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Huh, I did not know that. Maybe that's where the joke's inspiration came from. Thanks for that little tidbit.

Too bad they're not sisters of Mercy from Max's stories!