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From: grindal@utcsrgv.UUCP (David Grindal)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Irish Joke (only slightly offensive)
Message-ID: <3134@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Jan-84 17:13:36 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 16 17:13:36 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Jan-84 10:38:08 EST
Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto
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	This martian ship is cruising by earth on a scientific mission.
	As they come in on a low orbital path, the focus their scanners in
	on this black guy, poling down a river.  The martian captain finds
	this interesting and asks his science officer to focus the sound as
	well.  As they do, they get the lovely tones of "Dat ole man ribber"
	
	The captain then orders them to beam up one quarter of his brain,
	so that they can dissect it. After this is done, he focusses back
	in and the black is still singing (This is really a vocal joke)
	"Dat ole man ribber".  Of course, the captain is amazed that he 
	is still singing with a quarter of his brain gone. So he orders 
	another quarter beamed up.  Again no change. "Dat ole man ribber"
	comes in over the speakers.  

	At this point the captain notices that his orbital path is decaying
	and since they can't stick around much more, orders them to beam up
	all the rest of his brain.  They do this and when they focuss in 
	this time they hear him singing,

		"As my soul pass through old Ireland, ..."


	It's a better joke if you don't know beforehand that it's Irish.
	Until next time
David