Alors, lecteur, on en redemande, de l'humour irlandais ? En voici une, qu'elle est bien bonne !
There is an old Irish couple, Margaret and Paddy.
Margaret walks into the living room where Paddy is and says, "Patrick, oh I am so proud of you, so proud. Last month, I told you that you were spending too much time at the pub and too much time away from me. Since then you haven't gone to the pub once and stayed home. I want to do something special for ya, I want to make ya a special dinner, special indeed."
Paddy replied, "Oh Margaret, you don't have to do that, don't trouble yourself." "No, it's no trouble"
Margaret insisted, "In fact, when we were on holiday last year, you really enjoyed those Escargots. You go to the store and get them snails and I'll make 'em up for ya." Paddy got excited, "Oh, that would be wonderful!! O.K., o.k. I'll go right away."
Paddy refuses, "No, no, no, no. I've got to get to the store.........No, I've got to go." They keep it up, "C'mon Paddy, just one, let me buy ya one!"
Paddy answers "No, no, no, I've got to go".
Paddy answers, "No, no, no, no. I've got to get home.........No, I've got to go".
They beg, "C'mon boy, just one."
Paddy responds, "No, I've got to go. I've got..........Well..........Just one."
Paddy starts running home, he gets to the gate and flings it open and then trips and damn them snails go flying everywhere.
Margaret hears the ruckus and comes out and yells, "Paddy! It's after 11 o'clock! What took ya so long?!? Where ya been?!?"
Patty looks up at Margaret, looks down and sees the snails spread out everywhere, gets up, waves and says:
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