Horace T. Eastman, the inventor of the locomotive pilot, is said to be responsible for this story.
"I was sitting in a drug store waiting to get a prescription filled, when a young Irishman entered. He pointed to a stack of green castile soap and said:
"'Oi want a loomp o' thot.'
"'Very well, sir,' said the clerk, 'will you have it scented or unscented?'
"'Oi'll take ut with me,' said the Irishman."
CORRECT
"Who can tell me who our first President was?" asked the teacher.
"George Washington," instantly answered a bright boy.
"George Washington was our first President," replied the teacher, "and this is what you should have said. Never reply to such questions in monosyllables. Now, who can tell me what I have on my feet?"
"Shoes," spoke up one boy.