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Thread: Drovers return

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    Default Drovers return

    >>>> A drover, who just moved to Queensland from Victoria ,
    >>>>
    >>>> Walks into a bar and orders three glasses of XXXX.
    >>>>
    >>>> He sits in the back of the room,
    >>>>
    >>>> Drinking a sip out of each one in turn.
    >>>>
    >>>> When he finishes them,
    >>>>
    >>>> He comes back to the bar and orders three more.
    >>>> The bartender approaches and tells the drover,
    >>>>
    >>>> "You know, a glass goes flat after I draw it.
    >>>>
    >>>> It would taste better if you bought one at a time."
    >>>> The cattleman replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers..
    >>>>
    >>>> One's in 'Tassie' , the other one's a 'sandgroper'.
    >>>>
    >>>> When we all left our home in Echuca' ,
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    >>>> We promised that we'd drink this way
    >>>>
    >>>> To remember the days when we drank together.
    >>>>
    >>>> So I'm drinking one beer for each of my brothers
    >>>>
    >>>> And one for myself."
    >>>> The bartender admits that this is a nice custom,
    >>>>
    >>>> And leaves it there.
    >>>> The drover becomes a regular in the bar,
    >>>>
    >>>> And always drinks the same way.
    >>>>
    >>>> He orders three mugs and drinks them in turn.
    >>>> One day, he comes in and only orders two mugs.
    >>>>
    >>>> All the regulars take notice and fall silent.
    >>>>
    >>>> When he comes back to the bar for the second round,
    >>>>
    >>>> The bartender says, "I don't want to intrude on your grief,
    >>>>
    >>>> But I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss."
    >>>> The drover looks quite puzzled for a moment,
    >>>>
    >>>> Then a light dawns in his eyes and he laughs.
    >>>> "Oh, no, everybody's just fine," he explains,
    >>>>
    >>>> "It's just that my wife and I joined the Salvation Army
    >>>>
    >>>> And I had to quit drinking."
    >>>> "Hasn't affected my brothers though."
    Johnno

    Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

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    rrich Guest

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    Yes an oldie but a goodie.

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