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Two bad boys

Mary's two little boys, John and Scott, were being very bad, so she asked Father Jim to talk to them; hoping the priest would make an impression.

The priest called Johnny, one of the little boys, into his office and said, "Johnny, your mother tells me you've been very bad. Johnny looks at the priest with a woeful eye and says nothing.

The priest says to Johnny, "Do you know where God is," trying to get his attention. Still there is no reaction from Johnny. The priest repeats, "Do you know where God is." The frightened little boy jumps out of his chair and runs out of the office to where his brother Scott is waiting his turn. "Scott," says Johnny, "Father Jim's lost God and he thinks we took Him"