RiverPearl
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Irish Lent
An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks
into the pub and promptly orders three beers. The bartender raises
his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at
a
table, alone..
An hour later, the man has finished the three beers and
orders three more. This happens yet again. The next evening the man
again orders and drinks three beers at a time, several times. Soon
the entire town is whispering about the Man Who Orders Three Beers.
Finally, a week later, the bartender broaches the
subject on behalf of the town. "I don't mean to pry, but folks around
here are
wondering why you always order three beers?"
"Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies.
"You see, I have two brothers, and one went to America, and the other to
Australia.
We promised each other that we would always order an extra two beers
whenever
we drank as a way of keeping up the family bond."
The bartender and the whole town were pleased with this
answer, and soon the Man WhoOrders Three Beers became a
local celebrity and source of pride to the hamlet, 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
beers.. The bartender 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. You know-the two beers and all.
The man ponders this for a moment, then replies,"
You'll be happy to hear that my two brothers are alive and well. It's
just that I, meself, have decided to give up drinking for Lent."
An Irishman moves into a tiny hamlet in County Kerry, walks
into the pub and promptly orders three beers. The bartender raises
his eyebrows, but serves the man three beers, which he drinks quietly at
a
table, alone..
An hour later, the man has finished the three beers and
orders three more. This happens yet again. The next evening the man
again orders and drinks three beers at a time, several times. Soon
the entire town is whispering about the Man Who Orders Three Beers.
Finally, a week later, the bartender broaches the
subject on behalf of the town. "I don't mean to pry, but folks around
here are
wondering why you always order three beers?"
"Tis odd, isn't it?" the man replies.
"You see, I have two brothers, and one went to America, and the other to
Australia.
We promised each other that we would always order an extra two beers
whenever
we drank as a way of keeping up the family bond."
The bartender and the whole town were pleased with this
answer, and soon the Man WhoOrders Three Beers became a
local celebrity and source of pride to the hamlet, 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
beers.. The bartender 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. You know-the two beers and all.
The man ponders this for a moment, then replies,"
You'll be happy to hear that my two brothers are alive and well. It's
just that I, meself, have decided to give up drinking for Lent."
