The new priest is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older
priest to sit in on his sessions.
The new priest hears a couple of confessions, and then the old priest
asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions.
The old priest suggests, “Cross your arms over your chest, and rub your
chin with one hand…. and try saying things like……… “Yes, I see,”
and “Yes, go on,” and “I understand.”
The new priest crosses his arms, rubs his chin with one hand and repeats
all the suggested remarks of the old priest.
The old priest says, “Now, don’t you think that’s a little better than
slapping your knee and saying, “No shi*… what happened next??”
~Steve~ H/T I_Man