In the same vein
My mate in Manchester used to tell this at interminable length at the the time Manchester pubs all had a model of a St Bernard collecting for the local Red Cross - a true "Shaggy Dog" tale
A climber in the mountains found himself suddenly engulfed in fog
He rambled around for hours, days, finally weeks, totally lost, till at last he collapsed and prepared himself to die
Suddenly a St Bernard appeared over the ridge with a barrel hung around his neck
Angrily he shooed him away; "Feck off - I've already given"
Jim