In a small village just outside Dublin, Big Paddy, the not-so-bright farmer’s boy, wanted to earn a bit of extra cash over the summer. So he decided to offer his services around the village as a “handy man.”
He knocked on the door of a fancy house and asked the owner,
“Any odd jobs needin’ doin’?”
The man thought for a moment and said,
“Well, I could use someone to paint the porch. How much would you charge?”
Paddy beamed. “How about £50?”
“Deal!” said the man. “The white gloss paint and brushes are in the garage.”
His wife, overhearing from the kitchen, whispered,
“That's a lot of work - does he realize the porch goes all the way around the house?”
The man shrugged. “Let’s not judge - it might teach the eejit a lesson.”
A few hours later, Paddy knocked on the door again.
“All done!” he said proudly. “And I even had enough paint left for two coats!”
The man, impressed, handed him £50 and threw in a £10 tip.
“Thanks very much!” said Paddy. “Oh - and by the way, it’s not a Porch... it’s a Mercedes.”