who wants to be a milionaire

> Mick appeared on the Irish version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
> and was nearly at the end of the quiz with winnings of $500,000.
> "You've done very well so far," said the show's presenter, "But to get
> the $1 million, you've only got one lifeline left - Phone a friend.
> Everything is riding on this question...will you have a go?"
>
> "Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go!"
>
> "OK. The question is, 'Which of the following birds does NOT build its
> own nest?
>
> (a) Robin, (b) Sparrow, (c) Cuckoo or (d) Thrush."
>
> "I haven't got a clue," said Mick, "so I'll use my last lifeline and
> phone m' friend Paddy back home in Ballygoon."
> Mick called up his mate, told him the circumstances and repeated the
> question to him.
> "Foockin hell, Mick!" cried Paddy. "Dat's simple... it's a cuckoo."
> "Are you sure, Paddy?" asked Mick.
> "I'm foockin sure."
> Mick hung up the phone and told the TV presenter, "I'll go with da
> Cuckoo as my answer."
> "Is that your final answer? Lock it in?" asked the host.
> "Dat it is, Sir. Lock it in"
> There was a long, long pause, then the presenter screamed, "Cuckoo is
> the correct answer! Mick, you've won $1 million!"
> The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a
> drink.
> "Tell me, Paddy? How in God's name did you know it was the Cuckoo that
> doesn't build its own nest? I mean, you know fook-all about birds."
> "Ah bejaysus!" laughed Paddy. "Everybody knows a foockin' Cuckoo lives
> in a clock!"