An Englishman, Scotsman and Irishman are all in the army and have been training hard to join the SAS for 2 years. They have run across snow covered mountains, swam across rivers in torrential flood and survived in jungles and in the arctic. For their final test the SAS Commander brings them to a secluded base and talks to each of them in turn.
First up is the Englishman. The Commander looks him in the eye “Son, this is your final test… we have brought your wife to the base, in the SAS it can be you and no one else, so take this gun, go in that room and shoot your wife.” The Englishman is shocked, but takes the gun and says “OK, I’ll do it” and goes into the room.
Around ten minutes later the Englishman walks out the door and he is crying his eyes out. “I’m sorry, I can’t do it! We have only been married a few weeks and I love her too much!” he sobs. The Commander grabs back the gun and says “You are out of the SAS, out of the Army and get the hell out of my sight!” He is rapidly escorted off the base.
Next up is the Scotsman. The Commander says to him “Let’s see if you can do any better! In the SAS it can be only you and no one else, so go in this room and shoot your wife!” He is handed the gun and walks into the room.
After around ten minutes the Scotsman walks out the door, furiously angry. “This is foolish! I canne do it! If I shoot my wife, who’ll do ma cooking and ma cleanin?” and hands back the gun. The Commander says “Right! You’re out of the SAS, out of the army and get the hell off my base!” and he is taken away.
Finally the Irishman comes up.
The Commander of the base gives him the same talk “We’ve brought your wife to the base and in the SAS it’s you and no one else, so go in this room and shoot her!” The Irishman says “No problem pal”, takes the gun and goes into the room.
The Commander who is waiting outside the door hears shots go off. Bang!.. its then quiet for a moment, before he hears loud crashing and banging coming from inside the room.
A few moments later the Irishman opens the door and looks exhausted, panting he says “Your foolish gun was filled with blanks, so I had to strangle the bitch!”
