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Date Posted: 08:53:12 02/27/03 Thu
Author: SurveyGuy
Author Host/IP: maxtnt06-100.phlpa.fast.net / 209.92.241.100
Subject: Irish-Iraq Humor

This little item crossed my desktop. Let me be the first to share it before you get the usual dozen copies.

Subject: Irish-Iraq humor

Saddam Hussein was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang. "Hallo, Mr. Hussein!" a heavily accented voice said. "This is Paddy down at the Harp Pub in County Sligo Ireland. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring war on you!"

"Well, Paddy," Saddam replied, "This is indeed important news! How big is your army?"

"Right now," said Paddy, after a moment's calculation, "there is myself, my cousin Sean, my next door neighbor Seamus, and the entire dart team from the pub. That makes eight!"

Saddam paused. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command."

"Begorra!" said Paddy. "I'll have to ring you back!" Sure enough, the next day, Paddy called again. "Mr. Hussein, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment!"

"And what equipment would that be, Paddy?" Saddam asked.

"Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm tractor.

"Saddam sighed. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 2 million since we last spoke."

"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" said Paddy, "I'll have to ring you back." Sure enough, Paddy called again the next day.

"Top o' the mornin,' Mr. Hussein! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war."

"I'm sorry to hear that," said Saddam. "Why the sudden change of heart?"

"Well," said Paddy, "we've all had a long chat over a bunch of pints, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners."

God Bless the Irish!

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[> Love it!!! On the eighth day, you know, God invented whiskey to prevent the Irish from taking over the world! -- Spock, 12:51:57 02/27/03 Thu (user-vc8fm1s.biz.mindspring.com/216.135.216.60)

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[> Ahhh, you are full of blarney! Saddam Hussein would probably fall in love with a pretty, freckle faced, red haired Irish lass and forget all about the war. Then she would unleash her hot Irish temper on him and turn him into a quivering, cowaring mass of jelly.

Thanks for the entertaining piece! -- William, 13:02:34 02/27/03 Thu (cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com/64.12.96.169)

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[> [> ...images of "The Crying Game" suddenly come to mind... -- Spock, 16:19:14 02/27/03 Thu (user-vc8fm1s.biz.mindspring.com/216.135.216.60)

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[> This is the story the French nuts responded to. If anything it is in the sppirit of the famous Irish Comedian, Hal Roach. I have been to Ireland and I have met Mr. Roach. This is exactly how he would tell the joke (I have seen himperform as well as listened to his recordings). By, God, it may even be one of his recent ones. (Had the French whiners replied to the thred as I did, it would have jumpted to the top as this now has. Ignorance usually exhibits itself in manifold forms. Not knowing how to reply to a post is but one of them.) -- SurveyGuy (The Irish have a better sense of humor than the French apparently), 15:30:55 04/14/03 Mon (pcp01422563pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net/68.81.153.209)

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[> [> Well, SG, just picture the respective countrymen in your mind....which one is smiling? conversely, which one is sneering (aside from our friend here)? 'Nuff said. -- Spock, 13:10:47 04/15/03 Tue (user-vc8fm1s.biz.mindspring.com/216.135.216.60)

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