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An Irishman walks into a pub,_ she begins and the bar went silent. __he bartender asks him, __hat'll you have?__ Her Irish accent was spot on. __he man says, __ive me three pints of Guinness, please._ The bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders three more.__he bartender says, __ir, no need to order as many at a time. I__l keep an eye on it and when you get low, I'll bring you a fresh one._ The man replies, __ou don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, me brothers have three Guinness stouts too, and we're drinking together.___he bartender thought this a wonderful tradition and every week the man came in and ordered three beers._ January__ playing and voice became more solemn, dramatic. __ut one week, he ordered only two._ The crowd oohed and ahhed. __e slowly drank them,_ she continued darkly, __nd then ordered two more. The bartender looked at him sadly. __ir, I know your tradition, and, agh, I'd just like to say that I'm sorry for your loss.___he man looked on him strangely before it finally dawned on him. __h, me brothers are fine - I just quit drinking.
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An Irishman walks into a pub,_ she begins and the bar went silent. __he bartender asks him, __hat'll you have?__ Her Irish accent was spot on. __he man says, __ive me three pints of Guinness, please._ The bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders three more.__he bartender says, __ir, no need to order as many at a time. I__l keep an eye on it and when you get low, I'll bring you a fresh one._ The man replies, __ou don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, me brothers have three Guinness stouts too, and we're drinking together.___he bartender thought this a wonderful tradition and every week the man came in and ordered three beers._ January__ playing and voice became more solemn, dramatic. __ut one week, he ordered only two._ The crowd oohed and ahhed. __e slowly drank them,_ she continued darkly, __nd then ordered two more. The bartender looked at him sadly. __ir, I know your tradition, and, agh, I'd just like to say that I'm sorry for your loss.___he man looked on him strangely before it finally dawned on him. __h, me brothers are fine - I just quit drinking.
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Thomas & January

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