Just to step away from Tommy Tiernan, an e-mail with the subject line 'a little Irish Racism' fell in my inbox just now. Worse, the same or equally bad taste as the holocast jokes? Also note which official bodies the e-mail circulated before being forward.

I don't like getting this sort of uninvited 'funny' stuff by the way.



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) >
) > Q. If you see a Limerick Man on a bicycle, why should you never
) swerve
) > to hit him?
) > A: It might be your bicycle
) >
) >
) > Q: Why does the River Shannon run through Limerick?
) > A: Because if it walked it would be mugged
) >
) >
) > Q: What do you call a Limerick Man in a three-bed semi?
) > ANS: A Burglar
) >
) > Q: What do you call a Limerick man in a tie?
) > A. The accused
) >
) > Q: Why wasn't Jesus born in Limerick?
) > A: Because God couldn't find three wise men and a virgin
) >
) > Q: What is the difference between a Limerick Man and a coconut?
) > A: One's thick and hairy, and the other's a coconut
) >
) > Q: What do you say to a Limerick Man in a uniform?
) > A: Big Mac and fries please
) >
) > Q: What's the first question at a Limerick pub quiz night? (my
) > Favoutite)
) > A: What you looking at?
) >
) > Q: What do you call a Limerick Woman in a White Shellsuit
) > A: The Bride
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) > Q: How do you know Jesus wasn't born in Limerick?
) > A: He fell 3 times and never claimed once
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