Paddy and Mick were walking along a street in
London. Paddy looked in one of the shop windows and saw a sign that
caught his eye. The sign read "Suits £5.00 each, Shirts £2.00 each,
Trousers £2.50 per pair".
Paddy said to his pal "Mick look at the
prices! We could buy a whole lot of those and when we get back to
Ireland we could make a fortune. Now when we go in you stay quiet,
okay? Let me do all da talking 'cause if they hear our accents, they
might think we're thicko's from Ireland and try to screw us. I'll put
on me best English accent".
"Roight y'are Paddy, I'll keep me mouth shut, so I will. You do all da business!" said Mick.
They go in and Paddy said in a posh voice
"Hello my good man. I'll take 50 suits at £5.00 each, 100 shirts at
£2.00 each, and 50 pairs of trousers at £2.50 each. I'll back up me
truck ready to load 'em on, so I will".
The owner of the shop said quietly "You're
from Ireland, aren't you?" "Well yes" said a surprised Paddy. "What
gave it away?" The owner replied "This is a dry-cleaners".