Loved the story, as they say, "You gotta love the Irish". Betty Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: lcady8 Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 2:22 PM To: IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Fw: Fw: {SPAM?} Fw: Potatos ----- Original Message ----- From: "gerry cady" > >Subject: Potatos > > > > > > > > > >This has potential..... > > > >An old man lived alone in Ireland. He wanted to spade his potato garden, > >but > >it was very hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in Long > >Kesh Prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his > >predicament. Shortly after sending the letter, the father received this > >reply, "For HEAVEN'S SAKE Dad, don't dig up that garden. That's where I > >buried the GUNS!" > > > >At 4 A.M. the next morning, a dozen British soldiers showed up with shovels > >and dug up the entire garden. They found no munitions. Confused, the old > >man > >wrote another note to his son telling him what happened. > > > >His son's reply was: "Best I could do from here. Now plant your potatoes." > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== Please keep your anti-virus software up-to-date and run frequent scans! ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237