Subject: Fw: Ireland declares war on France!
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>> Jacques Chirac, the French President, is sitting in his
>>office when his telephone rings. "Hallo, Mr. Chirac!" a heavily
>>accented voice said. "This is Paddy down at the Harp Pub in County
>>Mayo, Ireland. I am ringing you to inform you that we are
>>officially declaring war on you and your country."
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>> "Well, Paddy," Chirac replied, "This is indeed important
>>news! How big is your army?"
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>> "Right now," says Paddy, after a moment's calculation,
>>"there is myself, me Cousin Sean, me next-door neighbor Seamus, and
>>the entire darts team from the pub. That makes eight!"
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>> Chirac paused, "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have
>>100,000 men in my army, waiting to move on my command."
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>> "Begoora!" says Paddy, "I'll have to ring you back."
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>> Sure enough, the next day, Paddy calls again, "Mr. Chirac,
>>the war is still on. We have managed to get us some infantry
>>equipment!"
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>> "And what equipment would that be, Paddy?" Chirac asks.
>>"Well, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and Murphy's farm
>>tractor."
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>> Chirac sighs, amused, "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have
>>6,000 tanks and 5,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I have
>>increased my army to 150,000 since we last spoke." "Saints
>>preserve us!" says Paddy, "I'll have to get back to you."
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>> Sure enough, Paddy rings again the next day. "Mr. Chirac,
>>the war's still on! We've managed to get ourselves airborne. We've
>>modified Jackie McLaughlin's ultra-light with a couple of shotguns
>>in the cockpit, and four boys from the Shamrock Bar have joined us,
>>as well!"
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>> Chirac was silent for a minute and then cleared his
>>throat. "I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 100 bombers and 200
>>fighter planes. My military bases are surrounded by laser-guided,
>>surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I have
>>increased my army to 200,000!"
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>> "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!" says Paddy, "I'll have to ring
>>you back."
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>> Sure enough, Paddy calls again the next day. "Top o' the
>>mornin', Mr. Chirac, I'm sorry to inform you that we've had to call
>>off the war."
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>> "Really? I'm sorry to hear that," says Chirac. "Why the
>>sudden change of heart?"
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>> "Well," says Paddy, "We had a long chat over a few pints
>>of Guinness, and decided there's no fookin' way we can feed 200,000
>>prisoners!!!!!!!