A young Irish boy falls in love with a girl and takes her home to meet his family. The boy, his lady-friend and his family gather around the dining room table and his mother asks the girlfriend what she does.
The girl hesitates, then says, "I'm a prostitute."
The mother screams, faints and has to have water splashed in her face to bring her round. "Forgive me, my dear, but I don't think I heard you correctly. Did you say you were a prostitute?"
"Yes," says the girl.
The mother laughs and says, "Thank God. For a moment I thought you said you were a Protestant."
The girl hesitates, then says, "I'm a prostitute."
The mother screams, faints and has to have water splashed in her face to bring her round. "Forgive me, my dear, but I don't think I heard you correctly. Did you say you were a prostitute?"
"Yes," says the girl.
The mother laughs and says, "Thank God. For a moment I thought you said you were a Protestant."