Mick, from Dublin ,appeared on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and towards the end of the programme had already won £500,000.
"You've done very well so far," said Chris Tarrant, the show's presenter, "but for the million pounds question you've only got one lifeline, phone a friend, left. Everything is riding on this question . . . . . do you still want to go for it ?"
"Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go !"
So Chris Tarrant went ahead and asked: "Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest a) Sparrow, b) Thrush, c) Magpie, d) Cuckoo ?"
"I haven't got a clue." said Mick, "so I'll use my last lifeline and 'phone my friend Paddy back home in Dublin."
Mick called his mate, told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him.
"Fookin hell, Mick !" cried Paddy. "Dat's simple . . . . It's the cuckoo."
"Are you sure ?"
"Course I'm fookin sure."
Mick hung up and told Chris, "I'll go wit Cuckoo as me answer."
"Is that your final answer ?" asked Chris.
"Dat's it, Sir"
There was a long - long pause, and then the presenter screamed: "Cuckoo is the correct answer ! Mick, you've won a million pounds !"
The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink. "Tell me, Paddy how in Heaven's name did you know it was de cuckoo dat doesn't build its own nest ?"
"Because he lives in a fookin clock, ya eejit !
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