John Saxton
19th March 2002, 09:24 PM
Paddy was an Irishman with some experience in the building trade.But when he arrived in Melbourne he found that with the recession and the troubles of the Union it was very,very hard to get a job.
He kept trying and trying."Oid loik a job, sir," Paddy would say."Well, now,"said a foreman who wasn't too enthusiastic about Paddy.
'Before we employ anyone on this site,we always have a quick intelligence test."
"That's or'right,sir,"said Paddy,"you just foir away."
"Well," said the foreman,"can you tell me what's the difference between a girder and a joist?"
"Well now sir,just oif the top of me head,oid say Goethe wrote Faust and Joyce wrote Ulysses."
He kept trying and trying."Oid loik a job, sir," Paddy would say."Well, now,"said a foreman who wasn't too enthusiastic about Paddy.
'Before we employ anyone on this site,we always have a quick intelligence test."
"That's or'right,sir,"said Paddy,"you just foir away."
"Well," said the foreman,"can you tell me what's the difference between a girder and a joist?"
"Well now sir,just oif the top of me head,oid say Goethe wrote Faust and Joyce wrote Ulysses."