“No, pardner,” responded the smaller one gallantly, “We’ll rob all the gents but we’ll leave the ladies alone.”
“Mind your own business, young fellow,” snapped a female passenger of uncertain age, “The big man’s robbing this train.”
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Pat’s Practical Piety
The ice in the river was thin as Pat started to “feel” his way across. Every time Pat put down his right foot he muttered reverently “Praise the Lord,” and as the left foot hit the thin ice, “The devil ain’t such a bad man.”
At the other side of the river, Pat, with a sigh of relief, turned back and said “Tuhel with both of yez.”
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Useless Effort
Paddy Ryan in Ireland inherited a pile of money and decided to tour France. He hired a guide who steered him up a mountain. After a full day’s climb they reached the summit.