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 Who Orders Three Beers became a
local celebrity and a 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 Who Orders Three Beers became a
local celebrity and a 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."
..........now i need a beer
