An Irishman went to London for a visit to the zoo.
While there, he saw a man with an elephant act. The
man claimed the elephant could look at person and
tell that person's age. The Irishman was very skeptical
and said so, in no uncertain terms. The man had the
elephant look at a small boy and the elephant stamped
its foot 9 times.

"Is that right?" he asked the man.

"Oh yes." the boy said.

The Irishman was very loud, in his not believing that
this was true. The man asked the elephant to tell
the ages of several people, and each time the elephant
stamped his foot and the people said he was correct.

The Irishman got even louder and more abusive toward
the man. Finally the man could take it no longer and
wagered the Irishman that the elephant could look at
him and tell him his age. The Irishman took him up
on the wager. The elephant looked real close at the
Irishman, turned around, raised his tail and cut
wind like you wouldn't believe, turned back around
and stomped his foot twice.

Where upon the Irishman stumbled back and with a
sound of disbelief in his voice cried "be gabbers,
He's right...Farty-two!"