"Strange Collar"

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,

"Err . . .   Mister, perhaps, you should wear your pants
backwards."