An old Jewish man was once on the subway and he sat down next to a
younger man. He noticed that the young man had a strange kind of shirt
collar. Having never seen a priest before, he asked the man, "Excuse me
sir, but why do you have your shirt collar on backwards?"

The priest became a bit flustered but politely answered "I wear this
collar because I am a Father."

The Jewish man thought a second and responded "Sir I am also a Father
but I wear my collar front-ways. Why do you wear your collar so
differently?"

The priest thought for a minute and said "Sir, I am the father for
many."

The Jewish man quickly answered "I too am the father of many. I have
four sons, four daughters and too many grandchildren to count. But I wear
my collar like everyone else does. Why do you wear it your way?"

The priest who was beginning to get exasperated thought and then blurted
out "Sir, I am the father for hundreds and hundreds of people."

The Jewish man was taken aback and was silent for a long time. As he got
up to leave the subway train, he leaned over to the priest and said
"Mister, maybe you should wear your pants backwards."