Weekly Joke

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman in France are sentenced to death by guillotine. The Englishman puts his head on the block first and the executioner pulls the lever, but the blade doesn't fall. The governor says "If this happens three times, then by French law you walk free". The lever is pulled twice more and still the blade doesn't fall so he is set free. The same thing happens when the Scotsman has his head on the block and he is set free. The Irishman puts his head on the block, the lever is pulled and again the blade doesn't fall. He turns round so the back of his head's on the block. The lever iss pulled for a second time, but again the blade doesn't budge. "Aha!" says the Irishman, "hold on! I can see what the problem is!".