> An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman went for a round of golf and their > wives went along as caddies. While walking around the course the English > man's wife caught her foot in a rabbit hole, tripped up, and landed in a > heap on the ground. Her skirt was over her head revealing that she wasn't > wearing any knickers! The Englishman stormed over and angrily demanded a > reason for her state of undress. > > "Well darling, " she explained, "you give me so little house-keeping money > that I have to make the odd sacrifice. Usually no one notices. " The > Englishman thrust his hand into his pocket and said, "Here's ten pounds. > Go to Mark's and Spencer's and get some knickers. " > > Two holes further along the Irishman's wife caught her foot on a molehill, > tripped up and landed in a heap on the ground. Again her skirt was up over > her head revealing that she was also knickerless! ! ! The Irish man was > livid, and furiously demanded a reason for her lack of underwear. "Well > darling, " she explained, "you give me so little house-keeping money that > I cannot afford to buy underwear. " With that, the Irish man delved into > his pocket and said, "Here's five pounds. Go to Woolworth's and get some > knickers. " > > Three holes further on, the Scottish man's wife caught her foot on an > exposed tree root, tripped up and landed with her skirt over her head > revealing that she too had no knickers on! ! ! Her explanation to her > angry spouse was the same as the others: Simply a lack of house-keeping > money. The Scottish man put his hand into his pocket and said, "Here's a > comb. The least you can do is tidy yourself up a bit. " > > >

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

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excellent. It's ages since I heard a joke that's new to me!

-- Anonymous, January 12, 2001