Murphy drops some buttered toast on the kitchen floor and it lands
butter-side-up. He looks down in astonishment, for he knows it's a law of
the universe that buttered toast always falls butter-down. So he rushes
round to the presbytery to fetch Father Flanagan.
He tells the priest that a miracle has occurred in his kitchen. He won't say
what it is, but asks Father Flanagan to come and see it with his own eyes.
He leads Father Flanagan into the kitchen and asks him what he sees on the
floor."Well," says the priest, "it's pretty obvious. Someone has dropped
some buttered toast on the floor and then, for some reason, they flipped it
over so that the butter was on top."
"No, Father, I dropped it and it landed like that!" exclaimed Murphy."Oh my
Lord," says Father Flanagan, "Dropped toast never falls with the butter side
up. It's a mir?. Wait... it's not for me to say it's a miracle. I'll have
to report this matter to the Bishop and he'll have to deal with it. He'll
send some people round; to interview you, take photos, etc."
A thorough investigation is conducted, not only by the archdiocese but by
scientists sent over from the Curia in Rome. No expense is spared. There is
great excitement in the town as everyone knows that a miracle will bring in
much needed tourism revenue.
Then, after 8 long weeks and with great fanfare, the Bishop announces the
final ruling.
"It is certain that some kind of an extraordinary event took place in
Murphy's kitchen, quite outside the natural laws of the universe. Yet the
Holy See must be very cautious before ruling a miracle. All other
explanations must be ruled out.
"Unfortunately, in this case, it has been declared 'No Miracle' because
they think Murphy may have buttered the toast on the wrong side!"
butter-side-up. He looks down in astonishment, for he knows it's a law of
the universe that buttered toast always falls butter-down. So he rushes
round to the presbytery to fetch Father Flanagan.
He tells the priest that a miracle has occurred in his kitchen. He won't say
what it is, but asks Father Flanagan to come and see it with his own eyes.
He leads Father Flanagan into the kitchen and asks him what he sees on the
floor."Well," says the priest, "it's pretty obvious. Someone has dropped
some buttered toast on the floor and then, for some reason, they flipped it
over so that the butter was on top."
"No, Father, I dropped it and it landed like that!" exclaimed Murphy."Oh my
Lord," says Father Flanagan, "Dropped toast never falls with the butter side
up. It's a mir?. Wait... it's not for me to say it's a miracle. I'll have
to report this matter to the Bishop and he'll have to deal with it. He'll
send some people round; to interview you, take photos, etc."
A thorough investigation is conducted, not only by the archdiocese but by
scientists sent over from the Curia in Rome. No expense is spared. There is
great excitement in the town as everyone knows that a miracle will bring in
much needed tourism revenue.
Then, after 8 long weeks and with great fanfare, the Bishop announces the
final ruling.
"It is certain that some kind of an extraordinary event took place in
Murphy's kitchen, quite outside the natural laws of the universe. Yet the
Holy See must be very cautious before ruling a miracle. All other
explanations must be ruled out.
"Unfortunately, in this case, it has been declared 'No Miracle' because
they think Murphy may have buttered the toast on the wrong side!"