Im sure the third chap must have been irish !!
Three friends went on a vacation to a barbarous third-world country.
One morning, after a night of wild partying that none of them could remember, they woke up in jail. It turns out they were to be executed that day.
As the first one was strapped into the electric chair, he was asked if he had any last words. He said, "I hold a law degree from Harvard, and I believe in the power of Justice to save me!" The switch was thrown and nothing happened, so he was set free.
As the second one was strapped into the electric chair, he was asked if he had any last words. He said, "I hold a divinity degree from Yale, and I believe in the power of God to save me!" The switch was thrown and nothing happened, so he was set free.
As the third one was strapped into the electric chair, he was asked if he had any last words. He said, "I hold a masters degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and if you don't connect those two wires, this thing'll never work!"
Cheers to all -Archie