SECOND DITTO—"De salary ain't much, but dey makes a lot extra backin' up fellers when dey lies about de scores dey made."
An Irishman was suddenly struck by a golf-ball.
"Are you hurt?" asked the player. "Why didn't you get out of the way?"
"An' why should I get out of the way?" asked Pat. "I didn't know there was any assassins round here."
"But I called 'fore,'" said the player, "and when I say 'fore,' that is a sign for you to get out of the way."
"Oh, it is, is it?" said Pat. "Well, thin, whin I say 'foive,' it is a sign that you are going to get hit on the nose. 'Foive.'"
"What do you think is the most difficult thing for a beginner to learn about golf?"
"To keep from talking about it all the time."