Brave words stun Scouser

A scouser on holidays in the US stopped in a remote bar in the hills of Nevada

A scouser on holidays in the US stopped in a remote bar in the hills of Nevada. He was chatting to the bartender when he spotted an old Indian, in tribal gear, sitting in the corner. "Who's he," he asked. "That's the Memory Man," said the bartender. "He knows everything, he can remember any fact - go and try him out." So the Scouser went over, and thinking the Indian wouldn't know about English football, asked "Who won the 1965 FA Cup final?" "Liverpool," he replied. "Who did they beat?" "Leeds." "And the score?" "2-1." "Who scored the winning goal?" "Ian St John".

The Scouser was amazed by this, so much so when he returned to the US on holidays 12 years later he tried to find the Memory Man again. Eventually he found the right bar and sitting in the same seat was the Indian, looking fairly ancient by now. The Scouser decided to greet him in the native manner so walked over and said "How". "A diving header in the six-yard box," replied the Indian.

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times