In a small town out west, an old priest became tired of listening to all the details when parishioners would confess that they had committed adultery. So he asked everyone to simply say “I’ve Fallen” during their confession. This new code word was then used for many years.
Eventually, the old priest retires and a new one takes his place. During his first week, the new priest starts to get concerned because everyone is complaining about falling. So the priest went to see the town mayor and asked him if the city sidewalks needed repair because so many people were falling down.
The mayor starts laughing because he realizes that the new priest doesn't know that "fallen" is a code word. The confused priest then says to the mayor, “Why are you laughing? ... Your own wife fell down three times this week!”.
