A tourist was told by a guide that the echo on a Killarney lake was very
fine. So, off went the tourist to hear it, and hired two men to row him
out, accomplishing the transaction so swiftly that there was no time for
them to arrange for the usual echo to be in attendance. The echo wasn't
working. What was to be done? In despair of a better expedient, the men
that were rowing broke an oar, and one swam ashore to fetch another--and
while he was gone, the echo began to work!
"Good morning," cried the tourist.
"Good marning," said the echo, with a charming brogue.
"Fine day, sir."
"Foine day, sir," improved the echo.
"Will you take a drink?" cried the tourist.
"Begorra, an' that I will!" roared the echo.
"LOGIC IS LOGIC"
Jack and his friend Mickey were walking uptown one morning and Jack
said, "Mickey, I bet you a dollar I can prove to you that you are on the
other side of the street."
"Done," said Mickey, "I'm the man for your money."
"Well," continued Jack, pointing to the opposite side of the street,
"that is one side of the street, isn't it?"
"Yes," said Mickey.
"And this side is the other side, isn't it? And you are on the other
side. And I'll take your dollar, please."
Mickey passed out the dollar, but scratched his head. He resolved to win
that dollar back, and later in the day waylaid a man with, "I say--I bet
you a dollar I can prove to you that you are on the other side of the
street." "Done," said the man. "I'd as soon make a dollar easy as not."
"Well," said Mickey, "this is one side of the street, isn't it?"
"Yes, that can't be disputed."
"And over there is the other side, isn't it?"
"Yes--but I ain't on that side--and I'll take your dollar, please."
And Mickey walked home scratching his head and wondering how it came
that "the dang thing didn't work?"