Hi all,

I am new here, but I have a joke that I think you all might like...well...some of you...heh.

Ok...here it is.

An Irishman who runs a Pub and whose mates always come there to drink and be merry decide that they will attack France and elect Pat to call Chirac and let him know whats coming.

So, Pat calls Chirac and actually gets him on the phone and tells him that he and his mates are declaring war on France.

Chirac is taken aback by this and chuckles at first thinking Pat to be absent of his senses.

He tells Pat "Sir, with all due respect, France has an Army of 100,000 strong young men to defend her, you should think twice on this."

Pat ponders that and then tells Chirac that he will discuss this with his mates and call him in the morning.

The next day, Pat calls Chirac and tells him "I've discussed this with the mates and the war is on".

Chirac is puzzled yet still amused. He tells Pat "Sir, not only do I have 100,000 men in my army, but I have another 50,000 in my tank brigades and we will squash you to pieces. Think about that!"

Well, Pat considers this and tells Chirac he'll get back to him the next day and hangs up.

The next day, Pat calls Chirac and tells him "I've discussed this with the mates and the war is still on."

Well, now Chirac is agitated and tells Pat "I also have a very fine Air Force 50,000 men strong and we will straff and bomb you so you better consider THAT!"

So, Pat tells Chirac he'll get back to him in the morning, and sure enough, the next day, he calls Chirac and tells him "I've discussed this with the mates, and the war is still on"!

By now, Chirac is in full fledge enragement and tells Pat that as President of France, he takes the defense of his Nation and threats to it very seriously and as such, he's called up an additional 100,000 reserve troops to the Army and Pat will be squashed like a cocroach.

Pat listens quietly and tells Chirac he will discuss this with his mates and get back to him in the morning.....

Sure enough, Pat calls Chirac the next morning and tells him "well, me and me mates discussed it, and the war if OFF". "There is no effing way we're going to be stuck feeding 300,000 Frenchmen".