A Slip of the Tongue

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One day there was a pastor sitting in a pew with a very worried and nervous look, and a another pastor saw him and wondered what was wrong.

The second pastor thought he should try to help, so he approached his distraught associate and asked him what was wrong. "Well" the first pastor said, "have you ever heard of a Freudian Slip?"

"No," said the other pastor.

"Well" said the first pastor, "it's when one slips and says something one is thinking usually when it is the least opportune time."

"Oh," said the second pastor, "so, what happened?"

"Well, today I performed a wedding and you know the part when you say 'I now pronounce you man and wife'?" asked the first pastor.

"Yes?" said the second pastor. "Well that is what I meant to say, and what I actually said was, "I now sentence you to death."