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 at least 5 pounds.'
>
> When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor
> by having lost nearly 60 lbs!
>
> 'That's amazing!' the doctor said, 'Did you follow my instructions?'
>
> The Irishman nodded: 'I'll tell you what though, I taut I were going to
> drop dead on dat tird day.'
>
> 'You mean from the hunger?' asked the doctor.
>
> 'No, from the bloody skippin!'