who wants to be a millionaire

Mick, from Dublin , appeared on 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and towards the end of the program had already won 500,000 euros.

"You've done very well so far," said the show's presenter, "but for a million euros you've only got one life-line left, phone a friend. Everything is riding on this question. Will you go for it?"

"Sure," said Mick. "I'll have a go!"

"Which of the following birds does NOT build its own nest?


a) Sparrow




b) Thrush,




c) Magpie,




d) Cuckoo?"



"I haven't got a clue." said Mick,


''So I'll use my last lifeline and phone my friend Paddy back hom e in Dublin ...."





Mick called up his mate, and told him the circumstances and repeated the question to him.


"Fookin hell, Mick!" cried Paddy."Dat's simple it's a cuckoo."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm fookin sure."

Mick hung up the phone and told Chris, "I'll go with cuckoo as my answer."

"Is that your final answer?" asked Chris.

"Dat it is."

Ther e was a long, long pause and then the presenter screamed, "Cuckoo is the correct answer! Mick, you've won 1 million euros!"

The next night, Mick invited Paddy to their local pub to buy him a drink.

"Tell me, Paddy? How in Heaven’s name did you know it was da Cuckoo that doesn't build its own nest?"

"Because he lives in a bluddy clock"

Re: who wants to be a millionaire

Nice one Sugar.

Re: who wants to be a millionaire

As my dear departed GRampy used to say.

"There is no substitute for knowing what you are talking about"

Re: who wants to be a millionaire

Thank you Alan ..
Wise words from your Grampy Robert Junior ..