An Irish Story

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/4/05 at 9:25pm

A bartender in New York realized that every Friday afternoon a man with a strong Irish brogue would come into his bar and order three glasses of scotch whiskey at one time and have them set up in a row in front of him at the bar. He would then polish them off and depart after paying his tab and leaving a generous tip. This went on for weeks.

Finally the bartender asked the gent if there was a story behind this ritual. The fellow explained that when he left the Old Sod to come to New York he left behind two brothers in the beautiful city of Galway. Just before he left the three brothers promised to go to their local pubs every Friday afternoon after and have a shot of whiskey for their brothers and then enjoy one for themselves. With this little ritual they would keep the bond between them and "bet together" despite the thousands of miles that now separated them.

The bartender was touched.

There soon came a time when the Irishman came into the bar and only ordered two drinks. The bartender thought this was odd, but after the second week he began to fear that something had happened to one of the brothers in Ireland. He very delicately approached his regular customer and inquired about the well-being of the man's two brothers. He was re-assured that they were both well.

"But why are you only ordering two drinks?"

The customer responded, "Oh my brothers are both well, that's why I'm having a drink for each of them."

"But why aren't you having your usual third drink?"

"Oh, you see, I've given up drinking for Lent," came the response.


Courtesy of Rev. Gennaro DiSpigno

[CatieElphie1]

Posted: 3/4/05 at 9:35pm

heh.
sounds like my logic.....

[Dollypop]

Posted: 3/5/05 at 3:16pm

Your logic or unlogic?