Each Friday night after work, Ole would fire up his barbeque on the shore of
Lake Woebegon and cook a venison steak.'
All of Ole's neighbors were Catholic... and since it was Lent, they were
forbidden from eating meat on a Friday.
The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks wafted over the
neighborhood and was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that
they finally talked to their priest. The Priest came to visit Ole, and
suggested that he become a Catholic.
After several classes and much study, Ole attended Mass... and as the priest
sprinkled holy water over him, he said, "You were born a Lutheran and raised
a Lutheran but now you are a Catholic."
Ole's neighbors were relieved, until Friday night arrived and the wonderful
aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood.
The Priest was called immediately by the neighbors and he rushed over to
Ole's place clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and
watched in amazement.
There stood Ole, clutching a small bottle of holy water which he carefully
sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted: "You vuz born a deer, you vuz
raised a deer, but now you is a rainbow trout."
