THREE contestants were battling it out in a TV quiz game. It was the final round, and the emcee said, "Come up with the missing word at the end of the phrase, and spell it correctly, and you will win our grand-prize trip to Europe. The phrase is 'Old MacDonald had a — ' and remember you must spell the missing word."
The first contestant said: "Old MacDonald had a house - h-o-u-s-e."
The audience groaned.
The second contestant tried, "Old MacDonald had a ranch - r-a-n-c-h."
More audience groaning.
The third contestant said, "Old MacDonald had a farm!"
Before he could start to spell farm, the applause was deafening, and when it calmed down the emcee said, "All right, all you have to do now is spell that magic word and you win the trip to Europe."
The contestant smiled in triumph: "Sure, it's easy. E-I-E-I-0."
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