Paddy goes into a hardware shop after work and sees a wonderful thing. "sure and bejayzez, what's dat ting?" he asks. "ah sure pat, 'tis a t'ermos flask" replies the shopkeeper. "Ah sure, and what would that be for?" "well, it keeps the very hot tings hot, and the very cold tings cold"

Paddy is amazed: "sure thats wonderful, I'll take one of those"

Next day at work, paddy's foreman sees it. "what's dat ting you have there, pat?" "ah, sure 'tis a t'ermos flask - fer keeping the very hot tings hot and the very cold tings cold"

"Sure, dat's a wonderful thing!" says the foreman; "what have ye got in it?"

"2 cups o' tea and an ice lolly"

English Jon