Paddy was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.
“I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds.”
When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60lbs!
‘Why, that’s amazing!’ the doctor said, ‘Did you follow my instructions?’
The Irishman nodded….’I’ll tell you though, by jaesuz, I t’aut I were going to drop dead on dat 3rd day.’
‘From the hunger, you mean?’ asked the doctor. ‘No, from the bleedin’ skippin’….”
You Must Be From Away 
you need to get out more- that joke is 100 yrs old.
Alan Houghton ☃ ✆ 09 445 1427 Mob ✆ 027 660 9999 Personal ✉ ahoughton@xtra.co.nz http://waitematawoodys.com
Groan!
If you can’t say anything nice about anybody, you must be
Anal Houghton
Upper Pedantry
Co. Nitpick
Ire
whose ‘get out more’ lifestyle includes trawling the interwebs for opportunities to prove he’s at home.
Also, his mam’s.
As for your response to Anal: such breathtaking restraint!
Shit.
Houghton’s your mate, isn’t he?
😖
I grovel in mortification.