Three pastors¹ in the south were having lunch in a diner. One said, "You know, since summer started I've been having trouble with bats in my loft² and attic³ at church. I've tried everything----noise, spray, cats----nothing seems to scare them away."Another said, "Yes, me too. I've got hundreds living in my belfry and in the attic. I've been had the place fumigated⁴, and they still won't go away.""The third said, "I baptized all mine, and made them members of the church...haven't seen one back since!"

三个南部的牧师在一家小餐馆里吃午饭。其中的一个说道：“你们知道吗，自从夏天来临，我的教堂的阁楼和顶楼就被蝙蝠骚扰，我用尽了一切办法----噪音、喷雾、猫----似乎什么都不能把它们赶走。”另外一位说：“是啊，我也是。在我的钟楼和阁楼也有好几百只。我曾经请人把整个地方用烟熏消毒一遍，它们还是赶不走。”第三个牧师说：“我为我那里的所有蝙蝠洗礼，让它们成为教会的一员......从此一只也没有再回来过。”