Could only happen in Dublin

[Filonian]

An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin , orders three

pints of Guinness and sits in the back of the room,

drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he

finished all three, he comes back to the bar and

orders three more.

The bartender says to him, "You know, a pint goes flat

after I draw it; it would taste better if you bought

one at a time."

The Irishman replies, "Well, you see, I have two

brothers. One is in America , the other in Australia ,

and I'm here in Dublin . When we all left home, we

promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days

we all drank together."

The bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and

leaves it there.

The Irishman becomes a regular in the bar and always

drinks the same way: he orders three pints and drinks

the three pints by taking drinks from each of them in

turn.

One day, he comes in and orders two pints. All the

other regulars in the bar notice and fall silent. When

he comes back to the bar for the second round, the

bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your

grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your

great loss."

The Irishman looks confused for a moment, then a light

dawns in his eye and he laughs. "Oh, no," he says,

"Everyone is fine. It's me..."

"...I've quit drinking!"


Graham