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a family custom
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an indonesian man walks into a bar at boat quay, orders three pints of guinness and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each on in turn. when he finished them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. the bartender tells him, "you know, three pints at one time will flat you out. so i would suggest that if you bought one at a time, it would taste better." the man replies, "well, you see, i have two brothers. one is in kuala lumpur, the other in brunei, and i'm here in singapore. when we all left home, we promised that we'd drink this way to remember the days we all drank together." the bartender admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves him alone. the man becomes a regular in the bar and always drinks the same way, he orders three pints and drinks them in turn. one day, he comes in and orders two pints only. all the other regulars in the bar notice and fall silent. when he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender asks, "i don't want to intrude on your grief, but Iiwanted to offer my condolences on your great loss." the man looks confused for a moment, then a lights dawns in his eye
and he laughs. "oh, no," he says, "everyone is fine, it's just that i've just quit drinking and bottoms up for my two brothers!"
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