Very good Regards jean in (Aussie) On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Roger Bury <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy New Year > > And a bit of irish humor... > > An Irish man shows up in a pub one day and orders three pints of Guinness. > He takes sips from each glass until they are empty and calls the bartender > for three more. The bartender says, 'Sure it's up to yourself, but wouldn't > you rather I was bringing them one at a time? Then they'll be fresh and > cold.' > 'Nah...' your man says, ' I'm preferrin' that ye bring 'em three at a time. > You see, me and me two brothers would meet at a pub and drink and have good > times. Now one is in Australia, the other in Canada and I'm here. We agreed > before we split up that we'd drink to each other's honour this way.' > 'Well,' says the bartender, 'that's a grand thing to do, all right. I'll > bring the pints as you ask.' > Well, time goes on and your man's peculiar habit is known and accepted by > all the pub regulars. One day though, he comes in and orders only two pints. > A hush falls over the pub. Naturally, everyone figures something happened to > one of the brothers. A group of the regulars corner the bartender and > finally persuade him to find out what happened. With a heavy heart, the > bartender brings the two pints and says, 'Here's your pints... and let me > offer my sincerest condolences. What happened?' > The Irish man looks extremely puzzled for a moment, and then starts > laughing. > 'Oh, no, no, no! 'Tis nothing like that. You see, I've given up drinking for > Lent...' > > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kind regards Jean