The Man in the Moon

Arthur Taplis was renowned in Kilcullen for his tall tales, and he spent many an evening in Byrne's Bar telling them to any who would listen.

One of his contemporaries was Willy Baxter, whose purpose in life seemed to be to top Arthur's stories with even taller ones of his own.

So there was the time Arthur recalled how he had once made a ladder long enough so that he was able to hammer a nail into the moon.

Willy listened until Arthur finished, then lifted his Guinness and took a long sip before replying. "And did you see the man in the moon while you were up there?"

"I did," answered Taplis. "But I didn't pay any attention to him."

"Well," Willy said quietly, "well, that was me, waiting for you to finish so I could crimp the nail."

Game, set ... and match in the moon.