Four old retired guys
are walking down a street in The
Villages, Florida. They
turned a corner and see a sign that says, 'Old Timers Bar - all drinks
10 cents.'
They look at each
other, and then go in, thinking this Is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room,
'Come on in and let me pour one for you!
What'll it be,
Gentlemen?'
There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men asks
for a martini. In short order, the bartender serves up four iced
martinis...shaken, not stirred, and says, 'That'll be 10 cents each,
please.'
The four men
stare at the bartender for a moment.
Then look at each
other...They can't believe their good luck.
They pay the 40
cents, finish their martinis, and order another round.
Again, four
excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying, 'That's
40 cents, please.'
They pay the 40
cents, but their curiosity is more than they can stand. They have each had
two martinis and so far they've spent less than a dollar.
Finally one of
the men says, 'How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a
dime a piece?'
'I'm a retired
tailor from Boston,' the bartender said, 'and I always wanted to own a
bar. Last year I hit the Lottery for $25 million and decided to open this
place.
Every drink costs
a dime - wine, liquor, beer, it's all the same.' Wow!!!!
That's quite a story,' says one of the men.
The four of them
sipped at their martinis and couldn't help but notice seven other people
at the end of the bar who didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't
ordered anything the whole time they were there.
One man gestures
at the seven at the end of the bar without drinks and asks the bartender,
'What's with them?'
The bartender
says, 'Oh, they're all old retired farts from Ohio. They're waiting
for happy hour when drinks are half
price.'
