Sending a present home

Casey had done well at work, he'd been made acting foreman on the building site and given a big rise in pay. Naturally, he decided to share his good fortune with the folks back home in Ireland. He searched hard and long for the ideal present for mum and dad and settled on a beautiful gold-rimmed mirror for the hallway. He duly parcelled and posted it, little knowing the reaction it would arouse back home.

'Come here!' called Casey Senior, staring into the mirror. 'Mary, come and see how your son has aged since he went to that Protestant country.'

Mother leaned over father's shoulder, saw her own reflection and said:

'I'm not surprised! Look at the ugly old hag he's living with!'