“Well, well,” said the Englishman, “you’re the first car I ever saw going without an ass, so you’re a great curiosity to me.”
“Well,” said Pat, “you’re not the first ass I saw going without a car, so you’re no curiosity to me.”
During some building operations it was necessary for the workmen to walk across a single plank some distance from the ground. Whenever it came to Pat’s turn, the foreman noticed that he walked across on all fours. So he went up to Pat and asked contemptuously:
“What’s the trouble, man? Are you afraid of walking on the plank?”
“No, begorra,” said Pat, “but I’m afraid of walking off it.”
“What do we need for dinner, Bridget?” asked the lady of the house.
“Shure, mum, Oi tripped over th’ cat an’ we nade a complete new set av dishes.”