“Indeed, ma’am, but that wasn’t his name!”
An Irishman, who couldn’t read, went into a restaurant and sat down opposite a man who had a bill of fare in his hands, and concluded to order whatever the other man ordered in order not to betray his disordered learning.
Stranger—“I will have a plate of soup.”
Pat—“Give me th’ same.”
Stranger—“And some oysters.”
Pat—“Give me th’ same.”
The stranger ordered what he wanted, and Pat duplicated the order. Finally, the stranger told the waiter to order him a bootblack.
“Give me the same,” said Pat.