" D'ye see the quare fella over there", said Pascal as he wiped the counter and waited for my pint to settle.
" Aye" says I.
" Well, every year for the past 5 years he's come in and ordered 3 pints of Guinness, raised the glasses one by one and drank 'em.., anyway, last year I asked him why he did that. ' Ah,' says he.., ' my two brothers went to Australia 5 years ago and we agreed to have a pint together on Paddy's day every year and they wud do the same in Oz'
Well that nice of yiz!, says I to him".
So Pascal went on to say.., " Tonight he dandered in and ordered 2 pints of Guinness and as they were settling, thinking that one the brothers had died , 'I'm sorry for your troubles' says I.
" Waddaya mean", says he.
'Well ye've only ordered 2 pints so I thought.., y'know..'
" Ach, not atall, says he.., the brothers are grand, it's just that I've given it up for Lent".
That'll be £2:90, please Sé.
