An Irishman Was Terribly Overweight

An Irishman was terribly overweight,

So his doctor put him on a diet.

‘I want you to eat regularly for 2 days,

Then skip a day, then eat regularly again for 2 days, then skip a day.

And repeat this procedure for 2 weeks.

The next time I see you, you should have lost 5 pounds.’

When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60lbs!

‘Why, that’s amazing!’ the doctor said,

‘Did you follow my instructions?’

The Irishman nodded …

‘I’ll tell you though, by jesus,

I t’aut I were going to drop dead on dat 3rd day.’

From the hunger, you mean?’

asked the doctor.

‘No, from all the bloody skipping.