A black clerical collar with a white tab rests on a red velvet cushion beside a pink carnation.

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Father Ted

Dougal, how did you get into the church? Was it like, “Collect twelve crisp packets and become a priest”?

— Father Ted ‧ 1995

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asks Dougal how they entered the church, jokingly suggesting it was as trivial as collecting crisp packets and being made a priest.

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