Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 23:47:15 -0400
From: Deer Ant
Subject: BLAGUES-L: He's dying


Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 11:26:48 +0100
From: Simon Lewis
Subject: He's Dying


A son and father went to see a doctor since the father was getting very
ill. The doctor told the father and son that the father was dying from
cancer. The father, who was an Irishman, turned to his son and said,
"Son, even on this gloomy day, it's our tradition to drink to health as
it is in death; so let's go to the pub and celebrate my demise."

Reluctantly, the son followed his father to the local pub. There, while
enjoying their ale, the father saw some old friends and told them he was
dying from AIDS.

Shocked, the son turned to his father and said, "Father, it is not AIDS
you are dying from. It is cancer. Why did you lie to those men?"

The father replied: "Aye, my son, you are right; but I don`t want those
guys sleeping with your mom when I`m gone."