The Boston taxi driver backed into the stationary fruit stall and within seconds he had a cop beside him.


"Name?"


"Brendan O'Connor."


"Same as mine. Where are you from?"


"County Cork."


"Same as me......"


The policeman paused with his pen in the air.


"Hold on a moment and I'll come back and talk about the old county. I want to say something to this fella that ran into the back of your cab."

The origin of the bagpipes was being discussed and the representatives of different nations were eagerly disclaiming responsibility for the instrument.


Finally, and Irishman said, "Well, I'll tell you the truth about it. The Irish invented them and sold them to the Scots as a joke; and the Scots haven't seen the joke yet!"