{"id":1071,"date":"2014-08-13T09:18:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2014-08-13T09:18:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:18:34","slug":"almost-won-the-bet-a-funny-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.englishtest.top\/?p=1071","title":{"rendered":"ALMOST WON THE BET (a funny story)"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALMOST WON THE BET<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Two Irish hod-carriers were arguing about their ability to carry their hods safely to the top of a high building. One said he could carry a tumbler of water on top of his load without spilling a drop. And Pat said, \u201cAch! a tumbler\u00a0of water! Why, Mike, I could carry you in my hod to the top of this ten-story buildin\u2019 without spillin\u2019 you.\u201d And Mike said, \u201cI bet you tin dollars you can\u2019t.\u201d \u201cDone!\u201d said Pat. \u201cGet into my hod.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike got in, and up Pat went quickly and safely until he came to the sixth floor, when all of a sudden his foot slipped off the rung of the ladder and his hod pitched, threatening to deposit its cargo on the sidewalk seventy-five feet below. But with a mighty effort he steadied himself, grasped his hod tight and proceeded to the top safely, where he deposited Mike on the floor of the scaffolding with, \u201cThere, Mike, I\u2019ve won the bet. Out wid yer tin dollars.\u201d \u201cSure, ye did, Pat,\u201d said Mike, \u201cthe tin is yours, but whin ye got to the sixth flure, an\u2019 stoombled\u2014be gob, I thought I had ye!\u201d<\/p>\n

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tin = ten<\/span><\/p>\n

out wid yer tin dollars = out with your ten dollars<\/span><\/p>\n

the tin is yours = the ten (dollars) is yours<\/span><\/p>\n

whin ye got to the sixth flure = when you got to the sixth floor<\/span><\/p>\n

an’ stoombled = and stumbled\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought I had ye = I thought I had you!<\/span><\/p>\n

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