Addressing a business function in Dublin this week The Tanaiste, Mary Harney, told part two of her Adam's rib joke (Quidnunc, March 3rd). Eve was alone on Earth and feeling very lonely. "Don't worry," said God. "I am going to create another creature called a man." "What is a man,?" asked Eve. "Well, he's a little like a woman only more aggressive, arrogant, power-seeking and egotistical and he's mad about sex."
"Things are so bad, I'll put up with him," said Eve.
"OK," said God, " but because he is so arrogant we must let him think that he was here first."
"All right," said Eve. "One more thing," said God. "We must keep all this a secret between us girls."