IS THIS THE FIRST OLYMPICS JOKE? It's 2012 and it's the Olympics in London . A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman want to get in, but they haven't got tickets. ... The Scotsman picks up a manhole cover, tucks it under his arm and walks to the gate. " McTavish , Scotland ," he says, "Discus." And in he walks. The Englishman picks up a length of scaffolding and slings it over his shoulder. " Waddington-Smith , England , " he says, "Pole vault." And in he walks. The Irishman looks around and picks up a roll of barbed wire and tucks it under his arm. "O'Malley, Ireland." he says, "Fencing."See more