Talk:An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman

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[edit] Scandinavia

"In Norway, the joke is about a Norwegian, a Dane and a Swede, the latter being the stupid." -- and, in Norway, we assume that the Swedes are smart enough to change it around when they learn the jokes. However, we have our doubts.

(I was about to deliver this line in the article, but stoppet just before pressing Save. Kind of proud of myself.) Marstr2 00:32, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually, in Sweden it is a Norwegian, a Dane and a Bellman (instead of a swede), where the Bellman is the winning person. 83.176.233.64 12:49, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

What's a Paddy? Is that like a Goody? --76.212.169.116 18:20, 12 July 2007 (UTC) Paddy is a diminutive of the name Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland and a very popular name). It is commonly used throughout the UK as a reference name for an Irishman. Plutonium27 14:32, 2 November 2007 (UTC)