As part of my determination over the past couple of days to elevate this blog's content, here's a joke which Boris Johnson might have found amusing:

An Australian, an Irishman and a Scouser are in a bar.

They're all staring at a bearded man sitting on his own in the corner drinking a pint, trying to place him. They stare and stare, until suddenly the Irishman twigs:

"My God, it's Jesus!"

Sure enough, it is Jesus, nursing a pint. Thrilled, they send him over a pint of Guinness, a pint of Fosters and a pint of bitter.

Jesus accepts the drinks, smiles over at the three men, and drinks the pints slowly, one after another. After he's finished the drinks, Jesus approaches the trio. He reaches for the hand of the Irishman and shakes it, thanking him for the Guinness.

When he lets go, the Irishman gives a cry of amazement:

"My God! The arthritis I've had for 30 years is gone.
It's a miracle!"

Jesus then shakes the Aussie's hand, thanking him for the lager. As he lets go, the man's eyes widen in shock.

"Strewth mate, the bad back I've had all my life is completely gone!
It's a miracle."

Jesus then approaches the Scouser who says:

"Back off, mate, I'm on disability benefit."

(By the way, I heard the leader of Liverpool council say that Johnson's remarks were an 'outdated caricature'. Does that mean that, in his view, they were once timely?)