I found myself in a pub in Cork, Ireland. A group of American tourists came in.
One of the Americans said, in a loud voice, “I hear you Irish think you’re great drinkers.
I bet $5,000 that no one here can drink 20 pints of Guinness in 30 minutes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bar was silent, but the American noticed one Irishman leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No one took up the bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
40 minutes later, the Irishman who left returned and said, “Hey Yank, is yer bet still on?”
“Sure” said the American, “20 pints in 30 minutes for a bet of $5,000.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Grand, ” replied the Irishman, “so pour the pints and start the clock. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was very close but the last drop was consumed with 2 seconds to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“OK Yank, pay up.” said the Irishman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m happy to pay, here’s your money” said the American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“But tell me, when I first offered the wager, I saw you leave. Where did you go?’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Well sir”, replied the Irishman, “$5,000 is a lot of money to a man like me. So I went to the pub across the road to see if I could do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I found myself in a pub in Cork, Ireland. A group of American tourists came in.One of the Americans said, in a loud voice, “I hear you Irish think you’re great drinkers.I bet $5,000 that no one here can drink 20 pints of Guinness in 30 minutes.” The bar was silent, but the American noticed … <\/p>\n