"Two young and rather attractive..." joke

Two young and rather attractive nuns were being assigned to a church in a rather seedy neighborhood. The Mother Superior, who was rather concerned for their wellbeing, asked them what they would do is someone apprpoached them and tried to rape them.
"
Well,"
the first one said, "
I have a whistle that makes the loudest noise you've ever heard."
The Mother Superior shook her head.
"
Well,"
the second said, "
I have a can of mace for such an occasion."
Again, the Mother Superior shook her head.
"
Well,"
the first one asked, "
what would you do?"
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I would tell him to go on and pull his pants down,"
"
What?"
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You wouldn't?"
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I would then go ahead and pull up my skirt."
By this time both of the young nuns were almost in tears. "
But why?"
"
Why would you do such a thing?"
what the Mother Superior was suggesting was unthinkable.
"
Because,"
the Mother Superior smiled, "
it is easier for me to run with my skirt pulled up, than it is for him to run after me with his pants pulled down."