Marksman Sam

Written by Marriott Edgar

When Sam Small joined the regiment, 'E were no' but a raw recruit, And they marched 'im away one wint'ry day, 'Is musket course to shoot. They woke 'im up at the crack o' dawn, Wi' many a nudge and shake, 'E were dreaming that t' Sergeant 'ad broke 'is neck, And 'e didn't want to wake. Lieutenant Bird came on parade, And chided the lads for mooning, 'E talked in a voice like a pound o' plums, 'Is tonsils needed pruning. "Move to the right by fours," he said, Crisp like but most severe, But Sam didn't know 'is right from 'is left, So pretended 'e didn't 'ear. Said Lieutenant, "Sergeant, take this man's name." The Sergeant took out 'is pencil, 'E were getting ashamed o' taking Sam's name, And were thinking o' cutting a stencil. Sam carried a musket, a knapsack and coat, Spare boots that 'e'd managed to wangle, A 'atchet, a spade... in fact, as Sam said, 'E'd got everything bar t'kitchen mangle. "March easy men," Lieutenant cried, As the musket range grew near, "March easy me blushing Aunt Fanny," said Sam, "What a chance with all this 'ere." When they told 'im to fire at five 'undred yards, Sam nearly 'ad a fit, For a six foot wall, or the Albert 'All, Were all 'e were likely to 'it. 'E'd fitted a cork in 'is musket end, To keep 'is powder dry, And 'e didn't remember to take it out, The first time 'e let fly. 'Is gun went off with a kind o' pop, Where 'is bullet went no-one knew, But next day they spoke of a tinker's moke, Being killed by a cork... in Crewe. At three 'undred yards, Sam shut 'is eyes, And took a careful aim, 'E failed to score but the marker swore, And walked away quite lame. At two 'undred yards, Sam fired so wild, That the Sergeant feared for 'is skin, And the lads all cleared int' t' neighbouring field, And started to dig 'emselves in. "Ooh, Sergeant! I hear a scraping noise," Said Sam, "What can it be?" The noise that 'e 'eard were lieutenant Bird, 'Oo were climbing the nearest tree. "Ooh, Sergeant!" said Sam, "I've 'it the bull! What price my shooting now?" Said the Sergeant, "A bull? Yer gormless fool, Yon isn't a bull... it's a cow!" At fifty yards 'is musket kicked, And went off with a noise like a blizzard, And down came a crow looking fair surprised, With a ram-rod through 'is gizzard. As 'e loaded 'is musket to fire agen, Said the Sergeant, "Don't waste shot! Yer'd best fix bayonets and charge, my lad, It's the only chance yer've got. Sam kept loading 'is gun while the Sergeant spoke, Till the bullets peeped out of the muzzle, When all of a sudden it went off bang! What made it go were a puzzle. The bullets flew out in a kind of a spray, And everything round got peppered, When they counted 'is score... 'e'd got eight bulls eyes, Four magpies, two lambs and a shepherd. And the Sergeant for this got a D.C.M. And the Colonel an O.B.E. Lieutenant Bird got the D.S.O. And Sam got... five days C.B.

Farmer's solution

Paddy is passing by Mick's hay shed one day when through a gap in the door he sees Mick doing a slow and sensual striptease in front of an old red Massey Ferguson.

Buttocks clenched he performs a slow pirouette and gently slides off first the right wheel well fender, followed by the left.

He then hunches his shoulders forward and in a classic striptease move lets his braces fall down from his shoulders to dangle by his hips over his corduroy trousers .

Grabbing both sides of his checked shirt he rips it apart to reveal his tea stained vest underneath and with a final flourish he hurls his flat cap on to a pile of hay.

'What on earth are you doing Mick' says Paddy

'Jeez Paddy, ye frightened the livin stuffin' out of me' says an obviously embarrassed Mick, 'but me and the Missus been having some trouble lately in the bedroom department, and the Therapist suggested I do something sexy to a tractor. "

Irish interview techniques

Murphy applied for a fermentation operator post at a famous Irish firm based in Dublin. A Pole applied for the same job and since both applicants had similar qualifications, they were asked to take a test by the Manager.

When the results were in, both men had scored 19 out of 20.

The manager went to Murphy and said, "Thank you for coming to the interview, but we’ve decided to give the Pole the job."

Murphy, "And why would you be doing that? We both got 19 questions correct. This being Ireland and me being Irish surely I should get the job."

Manager, " We have made our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you got wrong."

Murphy, " And just how would one incorrect answer be better than another?"

Manager, " Simple. On question number 7 the Pole wrote down, 'I don’t know.' You put down, ‘Neither do I’.

Von Evy Drinke - Diplomatic Corp 42 Right

Adolph is not alive and living on a caravan sight near you, or is he?

Genisis - according to the Bootnecks

In the beginning God created the heaven and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

And the Devil said, "It doesn't get any better than this."

And God said, "Let there be light" and there was light.

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit," and God saw that it was good.

And the Devil said, "There goes the neighborhood."

And God said, "Let us make Man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air and over the cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the Earth."

And so God created Man in his own image; male and female created he them.

And God looked upon Man and Woman and saw that they were lean and fit.

And the Devil said, "I know how I can get back in this game."

And God populated the earth with broccoli and cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

And the Devil created McDonald's. And McDonald's brought forth the 79-cent double cheeseburger.

And the Devil said to Man: "You want fries with that?"

And Man said: "Supersize them." And Man gained 5 pounds.

And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might keep her figure that man found so fair.

And the Devil brought forth chocolate. And Woman gained 5 pounds.

And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."

And the Devil brought forth Ben and Jerry's. And Woman gained 10 pounds.

And God said, "I have sent thee heart-healthy vegetables and olive oil with which to cook them."

And the Devil brought forth chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained 10 pounds and his bad cholesterol went through the roof.

And God brought forth running shoes and Man resolved to lose those extra pounds.

And the Devil brought forth cable TV with remote control so Man would not have to toil to change channels between ESPN and ESPN2. And Man gained another 20 pounds.

And God said, "You're running up the score, Devil."

And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition.

And the Devil peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them. And the Devil created sour cream dip.

And Man clutched his remote control and ate the potato chips swaddled in cholesterol. And the Devil saw and said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest. And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

And the Devil canceled Man's health insurance.

Then God showed Woman how to peel the skin off chicken and cook the nourishing whole grain brown rice.

And the Devil created light beer so Man could poison his body with alcohol while feeling righteous because he had to drink twice as much of the now-insipid brew to get the same buzz.

And Man gained another ten pounds.

And God created the life-giving tofu. And Woman ventured forth into the land of Godiva Chocolate and upon returning asked Man: "Do I look fat?"

And the Devil said, "Always tell the truth." And Man did.

And Woman went out from the presence of man and dwelt in the land of the divorce lawyer, east of the marriage counselor. And Woman put aside the seeds of the earth and took unto herself comfort food.

And God brought forth Weight-watchers. It didn't help.

And God created exercise machines with easy payments.

And man brought forth his Visa at 21 percent. And the exercise machine went to dwell in the closet of Nod, east of the polyester leisure suit.

And in the fullness of time, Woman received the exercise machine from Man in the property settlement. It didn't help her, either.

Found dead

A man has been found dead in a river at 6pm wearing an England football shirt, womens' knickers, fishnet stockings, suspenders, a blow-up doll on the end of his todger and a dildo stuck up his arse. Police have removed the shirt to spare his family any embarrassment.

World Kup

Argentina are playing England in the world cup, and Messi says to the team, "listen you all seem tired, why don't you have a night off, have a drink and I'll play by myself." So they agree and Messi goes to play England by himself.
At half time the Argentinian team check the score and they see ARG 1-0 ENG (Messi 37th min).
They're all impressed and get back to what theyre doing.
After the match finishes they check the score and see ARG 1-1 ENG (Lampard 85th min).
They go to their dressing room and see Messi with his head in his hands. They tell him, "Come on, cheer up you got a draw all by yourself, that's great."Messi replies, "No you don't understand, I got sent off in the 60th minute."