Betting

[Pharlap]

A chap on a building site is summoned to the foreman's office, "Smith you're always gambling, you've got a wife and 2 kids to support and I can't let it continue, you must lose a fortune," says the foreman. " I have never lost a penny gambling," replies Smith " and just to prove you wrong I will have a �50 bet with you now that by 4.30 this afternoon you will have a hernia, better than that you will have a double hernia". The foreman sits at his desk and doesn't move all day, 4.30 arrives and Smith walks in the office. " There says" the foreman "you owe me �50", Smith replies, " I want to check. Drop you strides and get over to the window so I can see", which the foreman does and smith gets his trowel and gently lifts his tackle " you're right, you haven't got a single hernia let alone a double here's your money", " there says the foreman I told you gambling was no good you just lost �50", I haven't lost a penny" says Smith "if you look outside at the scaffolding you'll see 20 blokes looking at the window and I bet them all �10 each I'd have your balls on my trowel by 5 o'clock"

[Marvelman]

An old un but still a good un.