An Irishman goes to confessional and says, “Father, I’ve sinned. I’ve committed adultery against my wife.”
The Father says “To give you forgiveness, I need to know the name of the person you committed adultery with.”
The Irishman says, “I can’t tell you that, Father.”
The Father says, “Was it Mrs. O’Reilly?”
The man says, “No, it wasn’t, Father.”
The Father says, “Was it Mrs. O’Callaghan?”
“No, it wasn’t Father.”
The Father says, “Was it Mrs. O’Shaughnessy?”
“No, it wasn’t Father. I can’t tell you who it was.”
The Father says, “Then I can’t give you forgiveness.”
The man leaves the confessional and runs into a friend who asks, “Did you get forgiveness from the Father?”
The man replies, “No, but I got a bunch of good leads.”