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Joke of the day

Author:
NWAS

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Date Posted: 15:51:03 03/24/03 Mon

>An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks into
>thepub
> > and promptly orders
> > three Guinesses.
> >
> > The bartender raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three
>beers,which
> > he drinks quietly at a table, alone. An hour later, the man
>hasfinished
> > the three beers and orders three more.
> >
> > This happens yet again.
> >
> > The next evening the man orders and drinks three beers at a time,
> > several times. Soon the entire town is whispering about the ManWho
> > Orders Three Beers.
> >
> > A week later, the bartender broaches the subject on behalf of
>thetown.
> > "I don't mean to pry, but folks around here are wondering why
>youalways
> > order three beers?"
> > 'Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies, "You see, I have
>twobrothers, and
> > one went to America,
> > and the other to Australia. We promised each other that we
>wouldalways
> > order an extra two beers whenever we drank as a way of keeping
>upthe
> > family bond."
> >
> > The bartender and the whole town was pleased with this answer,
>andsoon
> > the Man Who Orders Three Beers became a local celebrity and
>sourceof
> > pride to the hamlet, even to the extent that out-of-towners
>wouldcome
> > to watch him drink.
> >
> > Then, one day, the man comes in and orders only two beers.
>Thebartender
> > pours them with a heavy heart. This continues for the rest of the
> > evening. He orders only two beers. The word flies around
>town.Prayers
> > are offered for the soul of one of the brothers.
> >
> > The next day, the bartender says to the man, "Folks around here,me
> > first of all, want to
> > offer condolences to you for the death of your brother. Youknow-
>the two
> > beers and all..."
> >
> > The man ponders this for a moment, then replies, "You'll be
>happyto
> > hear my two brothers are
> > alive and well. It's just that I, meself, have decided to give up
> > drinking for Lent."

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