Another Irish Joke(中英對照)

＊英國常嘲笑愛爾蘭人愚蠢，很多這類笑話的主人翁都是愛爾蘭人，名字都是愛爾蘭最多的Paddy (Patrick) 和 Murphy。後來引申開來，Irish Joke 就的是嘲諷某一個種族的人的笑話，並不以愛爾蘭為限。

A petrol station owner in Dublin was trying to increase his sales, so he put up a sign that read, 'Win a FREE SEX with Fill-Up.' 愛爾蘭首都Dublin 某油站的老闆，為了招徠生意，豎起一個招牌：「加油可贏取免費性愛」。

Paddy pulled in, filled his tank and asked for his free sex. The owner told him to pick a number from 0 to 10. 有個愛爾蘭佬把車駛進，加滿了油，問老闆怎樣可以有免費性愛，老闆叫他從 1 到 10 挑一個號碼。If he guessed correctly, he would get his free sex.如果他猜中，就有一次免費性愛。

Paddy guessed 8, and the proprietor said, 'You were close. Today's lucky number was 7. Sorry. No sex this time. Better luck next time!' 愛爾蘭佬說「8號」，老闆說：「很接近了，今日的幸運號瑪是 7號。這次沒有了，祝你下次好運！」

Three weeks later, Paddy, along with his friend , pulled in for another fill-up. Again he tried his luck for free sex. 過了三個星期，愛爾蘭佬再來，今次是和朋友一起，駛車進去加滿油，再碰運氣，看看能否猜中性愛幸運號碼。

Paddy guessed 2. The proprietor said, 'Sorry, it was 1. ou were close, but no free sex this time. Better luck next time!' 愛爾蘭佬說：「2號」，老闆說：「很接近了，今日的幸運號瑪是1號。這次沒有了，祝你下次好運！」

As they were driving away, Mick said to his friend, I think that game is rigged and he doesn't really give away free sex at all.' 他們離開的路上，朋友向愛爾蘭佬說：「我想.....那是騙人的勾當吧？」

Paddy replied, 'No it's genuine enough, Mick. Just that I am not lucky enough. My wife won twice last week.' 愛爾蘭佬說：「不會是騙人的，只是我欠多少運氣而已----我老婆上星期就中過兩次呢。」

(中譯：Chris )