Like the architect who had his house maid backwards

They did this story on TV tonight and the Holmes gag, it was argued, translates well into other languages because it is a situation joke rather than pun.
they put Frank (Its the way I tell 'em) Carson on who fired a salvo of "better gags" which don't translate into other tongues
eg An Eng, Irish & Scotsman bring Xmas artefacts to the party, English man the holly, Scotsman the misletoe and the Irishman a pair of knickers.
"Why?" they ask, "Well" says Paddy "They're Carol's!"

It is the way he tells 'em.