A man walked into a pub and was approached by the bartender, who asked him what he would love to have. He answered he would have three pints of beer.
The bartender went and returned with three pints of beer, and the man took them, downing each pint alternately with the other two until they were all finished.
Once he is done, he orders another set of three pints. The bartender notices his weird order and gives him a piece of advice, saying:
"Sir, I know you like them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on it, and when you get low, I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man answers him, explaining that his tradition of ordering three pints he made to his two brothers living in different countries. According to him, they promised each other always to have a drink every Saturday night and added:
"So right now, my brothers have three pints too, and we're drinking together."
The bartender thought the tradition to be a delightful one. Week by week went by, and the man came into the bar and ordered his usual number of drinks. One particular week, he came in and ordered only two drinks.
He finished them and ordered another set of two drinks. Concerned about the deviation from his tradition, the bartender approached the man and said, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers has passed."
To his surprise, the man replied, "oh, my brothers are fine – I just quit drinking."
VOCABULARY
downing - опрокинуть, быстро выпить
alternately - по очереди
weird - крайне странный
according to - по его словам, в соответствии
concerned - озабоченный
deviation - отклонение
passed - скончался