> >Two Irishmen walk into a pet shop in Dingle. > > >>They head to the bird section and Gerry says to Paddy, > > >>"Dat's dem." The owner comes over and asks if he can help them. > > >>"Yeah, we'll take four of dem dere > > >>little budgies in dat cage up dere," says Gerry. > > >>The owner puts the budgies in a cardboard box. > > >>Paddy and Gerry pay for the birds, leave the shop > > >>and get into Gerry's truck to drive to the top of the Connor Pass. > > >>At the Connor Pass, Gerry looks down at the 1,000 foot drop and > > >>says, > > >>"Dis looks like a grand place." > > >>He takes two birds out of the box, > > >>puts one on each shoulder and jumps off the cliff. > > >>Paddy watches as the budgies fly off > > >>and Gerry falls all the way to the bottom, > > >>killing himself stone dead. > > >>Looking down at the remains of his best pal, > > >>Paddy shakes his head and says, > > >>"Fook dat for a game of soldiers!" > > >>"Dis budgie jumping is too fook'n dangerous for me." > > >> > > > > >>AND THERE'S MORE... > > >> > > > > >>Moment's later, Seamus arrives up at Connor Pass. > > >>He's been to the pet shop too > > >>and walks up to the edge of the cliff > > >>carrying another cardboard box in one hand > > >>and a shotgun in the other. > > >>"Hi, Paddy, jus watch dis," Seamus says. > > >>He takes a parrot from the box > > >>and lets him fly free. > > >>He then throws himself over the edge of the cliff > > >>with the gun. > > >>Paddy watches as half way down, > > >>Seamus takes the gun and shoots the parrot. > > >>Seamus continues to plummet down and down > > >>until he hits the bottom and breaks every bone in his body. > > >>Paddy shakes his head and says, > > >>"And I'm never trying dat parrotshooting either!" > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>BUT IT IS NOT OVER YET... > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>Paddy is just getting over the shock of losing two friends > > >>when Sean appears. > > >>He's also been to the pet shop > > >>and is carrying a cardboard box > > >>out of which he pulls a chicken. > > >>Sean then takes the chicken by its legs > > >>and hurls himself off the cliff > > >>and disappears down and down > > >>until he hits a rock and breaks his spine. > > >>Once more Paddy shakes his head. > > >>"Fook dat, lads." > > >>"First dere was Gerry with his budgie jumping," > > >>"den Seamus tried parrotshooting..." > > >>"and now Sean and his fook'n hengliding!"
