An Irishman went to London for a visit to
the zoo. While there, he saw a man with an elephant act. The man claimed the elephant
could look at a person and tell that person's age. The Irishman was very skeptical and
said so, in no uncertain terms.
The man had the elephant look at a small
boy and the elephant stamped its foot 9 times.
"Is that right?" he asked the
boy.
"Oh yes," the boy said.
The Irishman was very loud, in his not
believing that this was true. The man asked the elephant to tell the ages of several
people, and each time the elephant stamped his foot and the people said he was correct.
The Irishman got even louder and more abusive toward the man. Finally the man could take
it no longer and wagered the Irishman that the elephant could look at him and tell him his
age. The Irishman took him up on the wager.
The elephant looked real close at the
Irishman, turned around, raised his tail and cut wind like you wouldn't believe, turned
back around and stomped his foot twice. Where upon the Irishman stumbled back and with a
sound of disbelief in his voice cried, "BeGabbers, he's right ...
farty-two!""
