The Irish Millionaire
The Irish Millionaire
Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire'
and towards the end of the program had already won
500,000 euros.
"You've done very well so far," said Chris
Tarrant, the show's presenter,
"but
for a million euros you've only got one life-line left, phone
a friend.
Everything is riding on this question. Will you go
for it?"
"Sure," said
Mick. "I'll have a go!"
"Which of the following birds does NOT build its
own nest?
a) Sparrow
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b) Thrush,
c) Magpie,
d) Cuckoo?"
"I haven't got a
clue." said Mick,
''So I'll use my
last lifeline and phone my friend Paddy back home in Dublin
..."
Mick called up his mate, and
told him the circumstances and
repeated the question to him.
"Fookin hell,
Mick!" cried Paddy.
"Dat's simple it's a
cuckoo."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm fookin sure."
Mick hung up the phone and told Chris,
"I'll go with cuckoo as my answer."
"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris.
"Dat it is."
There was a long, long pause and then the presenter
screamed,
"Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've
won 1 million euros!"
The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to
buy him a drink.
"Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven's name did you
know it was da Cuckoo that doesn't build its
own nest?"
"Because he lives in a
Fookin clock!"
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