were play\u00ading poker in O'Leary's apart\u00adment when Pad\u00addy Mur\u00adphy loses \u00a3500 on a sin\u00adgle hand, clut\u00adches his chest and drops dead at the table.
\nShow\u00ading respect for their fal\u00adlen brot\u00adher, the other five con\u00adti\u00adn\u00adue play\u00ading stan\u00adding up.
\nMicha\u00adel O'Connor looks around and asks, \"Oh, me boys, someone got's to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?\"<\/i>
\nThey draw straws. Peter Gal\u00adlag\u00adher picks the short one. They tell him to be dis\u00adcreet and gent\u00adle, don't make a bad situa\u00adti\u00adon any worse.
\n\"Dis\u00adcreet? I'm the most disc!reet Irish\u00admen you'll ever meet. Dis\u00adcreti\u00adon is my midd\u00adle name. Lea\u00adve it to me.\"<\/i>
\nPeter goes over to Murphy's hou\u00adse and knocks on the door.
\nMrs. Mur\u00adphy ans\u00adwers and asks what he wants.
\nPeter decla\u00adres: \"Your hus\u00adband just lost \u00a3500 and is afraid to come home.\"<\/i>
\n\"Tell him to drop dead!\"<\/i> says the wife.
\n\"I'll go tell him.\" <\/i>says Peter.<\/p>\n
\n
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