Tall Order

The Englishman was telling The Irishman and The Scotsman about his travels and adventures in India.
'I once saw a man,' he told them, 'being beheaded with his hands tied behind his back, and do you know what happened? He picked up his head and put it back on his shoulders again.'
'How could he do that,' asked The Scotsman, "when his hands were tied behind his back?'
'You fool,' said The Irishman, 'couldn't he pick it up with his teeth.'

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