a man is driving down a country road when his car breaks down he looks under the bonnet but knows nothing about cars next thing a horse puts his head over the hedge and says its you plugs mate he has look and sure enough the the gaps are closed he drives away and stops at the first pub he asks for a double whiskey the barman says you look like youve had a shock so he told him what happened the barman asks if it was a brown horse yes said the man the barman said good job it wasnt the white horse why asks the man the barman said he knows nothing about cars