On a project in a remote part of the Sudan, a French, a German, and an Irish archaeologist were sitting in a dusty little local watering hole. All three were at the bar, and ordered a whiskey. The Frenchman took one look at his drink, saw a fly swimming in it, and exclaimed:
"Mon Dieu!" He pushed the glass back towards the bartender, "I cannot drink this! Give me another."
The German looked at his drink, saw a fly swimming in his whiskey, and growled:
"Mein Gott!" He grasped the fly between finger and thumb, and flicked it aside. "Prost!" , and drank off his liquor.
Without a word, the Irishman took hold of the small winged culprit, and violently shook him over the glass, shouting, "Spit it out, damn you, spit it out!"