*The Irish Millionaire*
*Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 euros. "You've done very well so far," said Chris Tarrant, the show's presenter,* *"but for a million euros you've only got one life-line left, phone a friend. Everything is riding on this question. Will you go for it?" * *"Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go!" "Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest? * *a) Sparrow* *b) Thrush, * *c) Magpie,* *d) Cuckoo?"* *"I haven't got a clue." said Mick, * *''So I'll use my last lifeline and phone my friend Paddy back home in Dublin ..." * *Mick called up his mate, and told him the circumstances andrepeated the question to him. * *"Hell, Mick!" cried Paddy.* *"Dat's simple, it's a cuckoo." * *"Are you sure?" "I'm sure." Mick hung up the phone and told Chris, "I'll go with cuckoo as my answer." * *"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris. "Dat it is." There was a long, long pause and then the presenter screamed, "Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've won 1 million euros!"* *The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink."Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven's name did you know* *it was da Cuckoo that doesn't build its own nest?" * *"Because he lives in a bloody clock!"* -- With best wishes S Chander -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
