A tale to make your hair curl

Two nuns were shopping at a Tesco store. As they passed the beer fridge, one nun said to the other: “Wouldn’t a nice cool beer or two taste wonderful on a hot summer evening?”

The second nun answered: “Indeed it would, sister. But I wouldn’t feel comfortable buying beer since I am certain it would cause a scene at the check-out.”

“I can handle that without a problem” the other nun replied, and she picked up a six-pack and headed for the check-out.

The cashier had a surprised look on his face when the two nuns arrived with a six-pack of beer. “We use beer for washing our hair” the nun said. “Back at the convent, we call it Catholic shampoo.

Without blinking an eye, the cashier reached under the counter. Pulled out a packet of pretzel sticks, and placed them in the bag with the beer.

He then looked the nun straight in the eye, smiled and said: “The curlers are on the house.”

Ellen Neumann