Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in O'Leary 's apartment, when Paddy Murphy loses £500 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops dead at the table.
Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other five continue playing standing up. Michael O'Connor looks around and asks, 'Oh, me boys someone got to go tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?"
They draw straws and Paul Gallagher picks the short one. They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse.
'Discreet! Oi'll tell yee, Oi'm the most discreet Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion is me middle name - so it is! Leave it to me!.
Gallagher goes over to Murphy's house and knocks on the door. Mrs. Murphy answers, and asks what he wants. Gallagher declares, 'Oim very sorry to be telling you this Mr's Murphy, but your husband just lost £500 playing cards, and is afraid to come home.'
'What! you go tell that miserable waste of space to go and drop dead!', says Murphy's wife.
'Oi will, oi will, oi wll, yes oi will - I'll go tell him roit now.' says Gallagher.
Si thee
