Miss Beatrice the organist and the condom
Better than a Flu
Shot! Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was
admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to call on her and she showed him
into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while
she prepared tea... As he sat facing her old Hammond
organ, the young minister noticed a cut glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water, and in the
water
Floated, of all things, a
condom! When she returned with tea and
scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his
curiosity about the bowl of water and its
strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer
resist. 'Miss Beatrice', he said, 'I wonder if you would tell me about
this?' pointing to the bowl. 'Oh, yes,' she replied, 'Isn't it
wonderful? I was walking through the Park a few months ago and I found this little package on the
ground. The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent
the spread of disease...