PROBLEMS WITH WAR
One boring afternoon, Saddam Hussein was sitting in his office wondering who to invade when his telephone rang. “Hello Mr. Hussein,” a heavily accented voice says, “This is Paddy down in County Meath, Ireland. I am ringing to inform you that I am officially declaring war on you.” “Well, Paddy,” Saddam replies, “This indeed is important news! Tell me, how big is your army?” “At this moment in time,” says Paddy after a moment’s calculation, “there is myself, my cousin Sean, my next door neighbor Gerry and the entire darts team from the pub – That makes eight.” Saddam sighs and says, “I must tell you, Paddy, that I have 1 million men in my army waiting to move on my word.” “Oh blarney” says Paddy, “I’ll have to ring you back!” Sure enough, the next day Paddy rings back. “Right, Mr. Hussein, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some equipment!” “What equipment would that be, Paddy?”…
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