Gotta Love the Irish

[Steven Hockstein]

At a U2 concert in Dublin, Bono asked the audience for a moment of silence.

When the room became perfectly quiet, he began to clap his hands slowly.

Then, into the microphone, he said, "Every time I clap my hands, a child in Africa dies"

A voice from the crowd pierced the silence, "Fookin stop doing it then."

[Les]

Steven, I laughed so much the office thought I had finally lost it! Thanks!

[hausdok]

OK,

This will probably get me an angry email from the sponsors, but, since St. Paddy's day is nearly upon us....

I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but my people come from Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia. Up there, the population is about 95% decended from Irish immigrants and O'Handleys are about as common as Smith is down here. However, things being what they are, the folks in Newfoundland (Newfies), though also largely of Irish stock, are pretty much the butt of every Cape Bretoner joke. This joke was just sent to me by one of my cousins. Enjoy.

OT - OF!!!

M.

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In a crowded city at a busy bus stop, a beautiful young woman wearing a tight mini skirt was waiting for a bus.

As the bus stopped and it was her turn to get on, she became aware that her skirt was too tight to allow her leg to come up to the height of the first step of the bus.

Slightly embarrassed and with a quick smile to the bus driver, she reached behind her to unzip her skirt a little, thinking that this would give her enough slack to raise her leg.

She tried to take the step, only to discover that she couldn't. So, a little more embarrassed, she once again reached behind her to unzip her skirt a little more, and for the second time attempted the step.

Once again, much to her chagrin, she could not raise her leg. With a little smile to the driver, she again reached behind to unzip a little more and again was unable to take the step.

About this time, a large Newfie who was standing behind her picked her up easily by the waist and placed her gently on the step of the bus.

The young lady, quite put out, turned to the would-be Samaritan and yelled, "How dare you touch my body! I don't even know who you are!"

The Newfie smiled and replied, "Aye, ma'am, normally I'd agree with ye, but after ye unzipped me fookin fly tree times, I kinna figger'd we was friends. Eh?"