After
watching sales falling off for three straight
months at Kentucky Fried Chicken, the
Colonel calls up the Pope and asks for a favor.
The Pope says, "What can I do?"
The Colonel says, "I need you to change
the daily prayer from, 'Give us this day our
daily bread' to 'Give us this day our daily
chicken'. If you do it, I'll donate 10 Million
Dollars to the Vatican."
The Pope replies, "I am sorry. That is
the Lord's prayer and I can not change the
words." So the Colonel hangs up.
After another month of dismal
sales, the Colonel panics, and calls again.
"Listen your Excellency. I really need
your help. I'll donate $50 million dollars
if you change the words of the daily prayer
from 'Give us this day our daily bread' to
'Give us this day our daily chicken.'"
And the Pope responds, "It is very tempting,
Colonel Sanders. The church could do a lot
of good with that much money. It would help
us to support many charities. But, again,
I must decline. It is the Lord's prayer, and
I can't change the words."
So the Colonel gives up again.
After two more months of terrible sales. The
Colonel gets desperate. "This is my final
offer, your Excellency. If you change the
words of the daily prayer from, 'Give us this
day our daily bread' to 'Give us this day
our daily chicken' I will donate $100 million
to the Vatican."
The Pope replies, "Let me get back to
you."
So the next day, the Pope
calls together all of his bishops and he says,
"I have some good news and I have some
bad news. The good news is that KFC is going
to donate $100 million to the Vatican."
The bishops rejoice at the news. Then one
asks about the bad news. The Pope replies,
"The bad news is that we lost the Wonder
Bread account."