An Irish Joke from India
Well aren't we the famous nation? Sitting down to dinner at Angeethi's restaurant in Hyderabad last week I found an Irish joke in the middle of the menu. I still don't understand it, but "naturally" it involves the Irish all getting drunk. Maybe one of you can figure it out and tell me. :)The Irish Team and The Patiala Peg
By informed sources
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, who ruled the princely state of Patiala, was six and a half feet tall. He was an avid horse ride and keen enthusiast of equestrian events.
He once invited an Irish team for a match of tent pegging. Scared of losing face, his team of Nihang warriors got the Irish team drunk by serving double measure of every peg disguised as a normal peg.
Naturally, the visiting team lost the match next morning. When they complained, the Maharaja replied, "Yes, in Patiala, our pegs are larger".
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posted by Des @ 3:29 AM
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3 Comments:
I guess the anecdote just illustrates the meaning of the famous Patiala peg, which is supposed to be much larger than a normal one. The Irish team could hardly have been expected to know about this fact and hence got drunk excessively.
I have since found out about the "famous" Patiala peg, even ordering a peg of gin recently in Nepal! It just seemed a stretch to belive that the Viceroy of the British Empire's entire team was Irish, but maybe so. The "sport" of tent pegging still has me scratching my head though. :)
Dudes, Peg is same everywhere.
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