SGHOM
14-06-2004, 10:28 PM
>Five Englishmen in an Audi Quattro arrived at an Irish border
>checkpoint.
>Paddy the officer stops them and tells them: "It is illegal to put 5
>people in a Quattro, Quattro means four".
>"Quattro is just the name of the automobile," the Englishmen retorts
>disbelievingly. "Look at the papers: this car is designed to carry five
>persons."
>"You can not pull that one on me," replies Paddy "Quattro means
>four.
>You have five people in your car and you are therefore breaking the
>law."
>The Englishmen replies angrily, "You idiot! Call your supervisor
>over I want to speak to someone with more intelligence!"
>"Sorry," responds Paddy, "Murphy is busy with 2 guys in a Fiat Uno."
>checkpoint.
>Paddy the officer stops them and tells them: "It is illegal to put 5
>people in a Quattro, Quattro means four".
>"Quattro is just the name of the automobile," the Englishmen retorts
>disbelievingly. "Look at the papers: this car is designed to carry five
>persons."
>"You can not pull that one on me," replies Paddy "Quattro means
>four.
>You have five people in your car and you are therefore breaking the
>law."
>The Englishmen replies angrily, "You idiot! Call your supervisor
>over I want to speak to someone with more intelligence!"
>"Sorry," responds Paddy, "Murphy is busy with 2 guys in a Fiat Uno."