Joke: Pastor and housekeeper In France, the young assistant pastors do not live in the main rectory. The privilege is reserved for the pastor and his housekeeper. One day the pastor invited his new young assistant pastor to have dinner at the rectory. While being served, the young pastor noticed how shapely and lovely the housekeeper was and down deep in his heart he wondered if there was more between the pastor and the housekeeper. After the meal, the middle-aged pastor assured the young assistant that everything was purely professional - that she was the housekeeper and cook and that was that. About a week later, the housekeeper came to the pastor and said "Father, since the new assistant came for dinner, I have not been able to find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose he took it, do you?". The pastor replied, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write him a letter and ask him." So the pastor sat down and wrote "Dear Father, I'm not saying you did take the gravy ladle and I'm not saying you did not take the gravy ladle. But the fact remains that it has been missing since you were here for dinner." The young pastor received the letter and answered it as follows: "Dear Pastor, I'm not saying that you do sleep with the housekeeper and I'm not saying that you do not sleep with the housekeeper. But I do know for sure that if you slept in your own bed, you would find the gravy ladle."