http://www.blogdom.org/archives/2004_07.php
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Crude but non-racial joke warning...

The Mother Superior went to the construction site next to her Order's convent and sought out the Foreman. Once found she began to dress him down for the loud, foul language being used on the site, and express her umbrage that she and the Sisters were being exposed to these crudities.

The Foreman stood his ground. He told the Sister that while he sympathized, he was not running a finishing school and that all he required of the men working for him was a good day's work for a good day's pay.

He told her he was not going to speak to the men, and advised her to remember that construction workers were hard-working laborers who "call a spade a spade".

The Mother Superior drew herself to her full height and said "No, they don't! They call it a fucking shovel!"
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Here's another variant:

The contemplative routine of the convent was being disrupted by the presence of workmen converting the electrical service from overhead lines to buried cable. Mother Superior called the electric company's complaint department to ask for help.

"The profanity these men use constantly is unsuitable for our community. You must make them stop cursing so much," said the nun.

"Very well, sister. But you must make allowances for their habits. Even when they are trying to be tactful, they will still tend to call a spade a spade," said the company spokeswoman.

Mother superior then observed, "I think the term they actually use is 'fucking shovel.'"
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A Catholic school was having construction outside the classroom and the teacher was concerned about the language used by the construction workers.

The nun went to Mother Superior and brought this issue to her attention.

Mother Superior calmly explained, "Sister - these men are working men and not sophisticated - they simply call a spade a spade...."

"No Mother Superior", answered the nun,."... they call it a fucking shovel!".
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It was a very hot day and all of the windows in the convent were open including those facing the construction site next door. Construction workers being what they are, their language got very colorful on a regular basis. Finally the Mother Superior could take no more and decided to have a talk with the foreman.

She walked up to the foreman with an angry look on her face.

"What seems to be the problem, sister?", the foreman asked.

"It's your workers' language," she said. "Can't you tell them to be more careful of what they say?"

"Well," said the foreman. "My men are used to calling a spade a spade."

"I don't mind that," the sister said. "What bothers me is when they call it 'a fucking shovel'."
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