The Newfie Millionaire
My wife's family comes from Newfoundland, so I am sure they will appreciate the humour in this post. The spelling is my attempt to imitate the Newfie's way of speaking, which is probably way off base, but it is the best I can do
The Newfie Millionaire
Jarge, from Newfoundland, appeared on 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire'
And towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 dollars.
"You've done very well so far," said Chris Tarrant,
The show's presenter, "but for a million dollars
You've only got one life-line left phone a friend.
Everything is riding on this question. will you go for it?"
"Yes, Buy," said Jarge. "I'll have a go Aye!"
"Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest?
a) Sparrow
b) Thrush,
c) Magpie,
d) Cuckoo?"
"I ain't
gatta
aclue.
" said Jarge,''so I'll use one-a dem dare
loif
-loins and phone my friend Charlie back home in Carner Brook."Jarge called up his mate, and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him.
"Fookin hell, Jarge!" cried Charlie. "Dat's simple......
It's a cuckoo."
"Are you sure?"
"Lard Je'sus Buy I'm
fookin
sure."Jarge hung up the phone and told Chris,
"I'll go
wit
Cuckoo as my answer Aye cause Charlie gots a grade eightdee-
ploma."
"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris.
"Yes it is,
Buy"
There was a long - long pause, and then the presenter screamed, "Cuckoo is the correct answer!
Jarge, you've won 1 million Dollars!"
The next night,
Jarge invited Charlie to their local pub to buy him a drink.
"Tell me, Charlie ole cock?
How in da Lards name did you know it was da Cuckoo that
don't
build its own nest?""Because he lives in a Fookin clock!"

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Royce Shook
6 years ago#1
Nick, yes, it is