A blond, a brunette and a redhead were standing on the beach. They had decided the previous evening whilst in the pub to try and swim the English Channel. After some discussion, they decided the quickest way would be to do the breast stroke, so off they set.

One day later, the redhead reached the French coast. Having lost sight of the other two swimmers just off the English coast she decided that they couldn’t be far behind, so she sat on the beach looking out to sea waiting for the other two. After a cold night of waiting, the brunette finally came into sight.

“What took you so long?” inquired the redhead.

“There were some strong currents out there! But I’m here now! Am I the last?” replied the brunette.

“No. Blondie is still out there somewhere.” They decided to wait. Day after day, the two swimmers sat on the beach until on the fifth day the blonde came into view.

Once on dry land the brunette asked the blonde, “What took you so long?”

“What do you expect? You guys cheated,” replied the indignant blonde, “You used your hands!”