On 26/11/05, Bob Shell, discombobulated, unleashed: >Two Irishmen were talking in a pub in the south of Ireland one night. >"So, Seamus, where is Fergus these days?" asked one. >"Fergus has gone to the United Kingdom," the other responded. >"Aye, I hadn't heard. And how is the widow bearing up?"
Har! Okay, try this: An Irishman moves into a tiny village in County Kerry, walks into the pub and promptly orders three pints. The barman raises his eyebrows, but serves the man three pints, which he drinks quietly at a table, alone. An hour later, the man has finished the three pints a orders another three pints and drinks them quietly. The next evening the man again comes in and orders his three pints, several times. Soon the entire town is whispering about the "Man Who Orders Three Pints." Finally, a week later, the barman broaches the subject on behalf of the whole town. "I don't mean to pry, but folks around here are wondering why you always order three pints?" "Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies, "You see, I have two brothers, and one went to America, and the other to Australia, but before we parted, we promised each other that we would always order an extra two pints for the others whenever we drank as a way of keeping up the family bond." The barman and the whole town were pleased with this answer, and soon the "Man Who Orders Three Pints" became a local celebrity and source of pride to the village, even to the extent that out-of-towners would come to watch him drink. Then, one day, the man comes in and orders only two pints. The barman poured them with a heavy heart, but no one wanted to questioned him about what had happened in his time of mourning. The word flies around town. Prayers were offered for the soul of one of the brothers. After about a week, the barman says to the man, "Folks around here, me first of all, want to offer condolences to you for the death of your brother. You know-the two pints and all.... The man ponders this for a moment, then replies, " Ah! You'll be happy to know that me two brothers are alive and well! It's just that I have given up me beer for lent. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
